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McLean County will have four inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during week ending March 25

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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 March 25.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Donnelly Jackson for aggravated battery against an officer of the peace. Donnelly Jackson 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
Donnelly Jacksonaggravated battery against an officer of the peace2023-03-20Lincoln Correctional Center
Benjamin S. Flowersmanufacturing or delivery of 10-15 grams of heroin2023-03-21Illinois River Correctional Center
Darius Carrolldriving with a revoked or suspended license2023-03-21Robinson Correctional Center
Cordaro Dunnmanufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic2023-03-25Western Illinois Correctional Center

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