Quantcast

Metro East Sun

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Four inmates sentenced in St. Clair County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections during week ending July 6

34edited

There are four inmates sentenced to jail in St. Clair County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 6.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Jacob Kahle for sex crime with weapon. Jacob Kahle spent more than 11 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 St. Clair County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Jacob Kahlesex crime with weapon2022-08-03Robinson Correctional Center
Michael B. Williams IIIaggravated domestic battery2022-08-03Western Illinois Correctional Center
Arthur Hunzikerreceiving, possessing, or selling a stolen vehicle2022-08-04Vandalia Correctional Center
Timothy Turnerfelony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)2022-08-06Illinois River Correctional Center

MORE NEWS