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Lake County Gazette

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Week ending July 31: 3 inmates sentenced in Lake County to be released

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There were three inmates sentenced to jail in Lake County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 31.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Tavares C. Reed for felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior). Tavares C. Reed 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 Lake County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Tavares C. ReedUUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR2021-07-26Stateville Correctional Center
James R. FitzgeraldIDENTITY THEFT/<$3002021-07-27East Moline Correctional Center
Devaughn L. AugustusMOB ACTION2021-07-31Illinois River Correctional Center

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