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How many inmates sentenced in St. Clair County will be released during week ending March 25?

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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 March 25.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was David Giger for meth delivery under 5 grams. David Giger 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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in St. Clair County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Demarco WilliamsAGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER2023-03-22Vienna Correctional Center
David GigerMETH DELIVERY<5 GRAMS2023-03-23Centralia Correctional Center
Stevonda O'DellRESIDENTIAL BURGLARY2023-03-23Logan Correctional Center
Joshua BaumAGGRAVATED BATTERY/STRANGLE2023-03-24Vandalia Correctional Center

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