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Monday, November 25, 2024

Q3: five inmates sentenced in Lawrence County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

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There are five inmates sentenced to jail in Lawrence County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the third quarter of 2022.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Roger W. Gregory for residential burglary. Roger W. Gregory 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 Lawrence County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Christopher M. Howderpossession of meth under 5 grams2022-07-28Lincoln Correctional Center
Roger W. Gregoryresidential burglary2022-08-03Jacksonville Correctional Center
Daniel D. Butlerforgery2022-08-25Graham Correctional Center
Gregory L. Shouldersburglary2022-09-17Vandalia Correctional Center
John H. Koonceaiding with the possession or selling of a stolen vehicle2022-09-29Robinson Correctional Center

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