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Illinois Department of Corrections to release 2 inmates sentenced in Douglas County during week ending July 31

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There were two inmates sentenced to jail in Douglas County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 31.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Michelle L. Smith for attempted solicitation of murder for hire. Michelle L. Smith spent more than six 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 Douglas County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Joseph P. Dunndriving with a revoked or suspended license2021-07-25Menard Correctional Center
Michelle L. Smithattempted solicitation of murder for hire2021-07-27Decatur Correctional Center

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