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Friday, November 22, 2024

Week ending July 7: 3 inmates sentenced in Lake County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

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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 7.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Trae Wallace for felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior). Trae Wallace 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 Lake County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Trae WallaceUUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR2021-08-02Sheridan Correctional Center
Casey R. StaralAGG FLEEING/2+ DISOBEY TRAFFIC DEVICES2021-08-06Jacksonville Correctional Center
Kevin G. ParkerMANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE2021-08-07Western Illinois Correctional Center

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