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Sangamon County will have four inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during week ending Jan. 4

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There are four 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. 4.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Hernando P. Wilson for manufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic. Hernando P. Wilson 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 Sangamon County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Justin L. Cotafelony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)2023-01-29Sheridan Correctional Center
Michael E. Rossdomestic battery2023-02-01Graham Correctional Center
Shance O. Daltonfelony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)2023-02-01Lincoln Correctional Center
Hernando P. Wilsonmanufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic2023-02-04Lincoln Correctional Center

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