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Week ending April 6: four inmates sentenced in Madison County to be released

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

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Jared M. Heil for burglary. Jared M. Heil spent more than one 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
Jared M. Heilburglary2023-04-30Shawnee Correctional Center
Jeffrey A. Romeroaggravated battery2023-05-02Lincoln Correctional Center
Teagan J. Nordhausmeth manufacturing of less than 15 grams2023-05-03Graham Correctional Center
Jerry A. Rainwaterpossession of meth, under five grams2023-05-06Lincoln Correctional Center

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