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Illinois Department of Corrections to release four inmates sentenced in McLean County during week ending Dec. 10

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There are four inmates sentenced to jail in McLean County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Dec. 10.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Rodney Davis for manufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic. Rodney Davis spent more than three years incarcerated.

According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, Illinois spends about $37,000 a year per incarcerated person. In a study by Prison Policy Initiative, Illinois’ incarceration rate was at 564 per 100,000, higher than every industrialized country, except the United States. When compared with its surrounding states, Illinois was the lowest. Kentucky and Missouri have rates over 850 per 100,000.

One of the issues is how pretrial detainees are now handled. The Vera Institute of Justice noted that pretrial detainees made up 71% of the total jail population.

Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from one year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in McLean County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Richard A. Hardwickpossession of meth, under five grams2022-12-04Lincoln Correctional Center
Rodney Davismanufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic2022-12-04Illinois River Correctional Center
Kalin Buhlmeth delivery under 5 grams2022-12-06Sheridan Correctional Center
Jeffery Morefieldfelon failing to return from furlough2022-12-08Jacksonville Correctional Center

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