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How many inmates sentenced in Logan County will be released during week ending Aug. 20?

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There are three inmates sentenced to jail in Logan County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 20.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Jesse F. Quisenberry for manufacturing or delivery of 10-15 grams of heroin. Jesse F. Quisenberry 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 Logan County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
William Freemanpossession of stolen firearm2022-08-16Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Jesse F. Quisenberrymanufacturing or delivery of 10-15 grams of heroin2022-08-18Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Jayse Taylorsex offender registration violation2022-08-20Vienna Correctional Center

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