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Sunday, December 22, 2024

How many inmates sentenced in Cumberland County will be released during Q3?

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There were two inmates sentenced to jail in Cumberland County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the third quarter.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Jolie H. Chapman for possession of meth between 15-100 grams. Jolie H. Chapman spent more than two 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Cumberland County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Jolie H. Chapmanpossession of meth between 15-100 grams2021-08-15Decatur Correctional Center
Troyt A. Coxdriving with a revoked or suspended license2021-09-29Robinson Correctional Center

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