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Illinois Department of Corrections to release three inmates sentenced in Madison County during week ending Jan. 21

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There are three inmates sentenced to jail in Madison County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Jan. 21.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Stephon E. Washington for armed robbery (without a firearm). Stephon E. Washington spent more than four 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 Madison County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Claude T. Rogersdomestic battery causing bodily harm or 4 plus prior convictions2023-01-18Robinson Correctional Center
Jacob A. Thorntondomestic battery causing bodily harm or 4 plus prior convictions2023-01-18Graham Correctional Center
Stephon E. Washingtonarmed robbery (without a firearm)2023-01-19Pinckneyville Correctional Center

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