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Illinois Department of Corrections to release four inmates sentenced in St. Clair County during week ending June 10

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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 June 10.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Carleton J. Sherwood for unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon. Carleton J. Sherwood spent more than three 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
Carleton J. SherwoodUUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM2023-06-04Graham Correctional Center
Donald FentonBURGLARY2023-06-09Centralia Correctional Center
Bobby McKayPOSS CONTROL SUBST PENAL INST2023-06-10Graham Correctional Center
Jason N. SmithVEHICULAR HIJACKING2023-06-10Graham Correctional Center

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