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Three inmates sentenced in McLean County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections during week ending July 8

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There are three inmates sentenced to jail in McLean County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 8.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Dandre Williams for manufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. Dandre Williams spent more than four 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
Leeanna Elam-Abbeymanufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine2023-07-02Decatur Correctional Center
Dandre Williamsmanufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine2023-07-07Illinois River Correctional Center
Lawrence Jonesmanufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine2023-07-07Shawnee Correctional Center

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