Quantcast

East Central Reporter

Friday, April 18, 2025

Three inmates sentenced in Crawford County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections during week ending Nov. 26

Webp 22edited

There are three inmates sentenced to jail in Crawford County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Nov. 26.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Deborah R. Livingston for possession of meth, under five grams.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 Crawford County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Jordan L. Houtaggravated battery causing great bodily harm2022-11-21Vandalia Correctional Center
Trenton R. Morgandomestic battery causing bodily harm2022-11-25Lincoln Correctional Center
Deborah R. Livingstonpossession of meth, under five grams2022-11-26Logan Correctional Center

MORE NEWS