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Five inmates sentenced in Madison County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections during week ending July 29

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There are five inmates sentenced to jail in Madison County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 29.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Alan W. Belcher for armed robbery. Alan W. Belcher spent more than seven 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
Dustin BevineauATTEMPT MANU/DEL 5<15 GRAMS METH2023-07-24Graham Correctional Center
Alan W. BelcherARMED ROBBERY2023-07-25Lincoln Correctional Center
Stephen D. GreenUUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM2023-07-27Lincoln Correctional Center
Gabriel D. DeeringerAID/ABET/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH2023-07-28Danville Correctional Center
Michael D. BassMETH DELIVERY/5<15 GRAMS2023-07-28Sheridan Correctional Center

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