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Week ending Jan. 21: five inmates sentenced in Sangamon County to be released

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There are five inmates sentenced to jail in Sangamon County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Jan. 21.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Dale H. Secrist for aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a victim under 5. Dale H. Secrist spent more than seven 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 Sangamon County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Maurice E. Johnsonaggravated robbery2023-01-15Lincoln Correctional Center
Ricterious Dickersonsex crime2023-01-15Taylorville Correctional Center
Gage Bohnsex crime2023-01-20Taylorville Correctional Center
Dale H. Secristaggravated criminal sexual abuse against a victim under 52023-01-21Taylorville Correctional Center
Haley Gallagheraggravated domestic battery2023-01-21Logan Correctional Center

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