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Lake County will have eight inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during week ending Jan. 28

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There are eight inmates sentenced to jail in Lake County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Jan. 28.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Brandon L. Parks for domestic battery causing bodily harm. Brandon L. Parks spent more than five 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
Christopher M. Whitleydomestic battery causing bodily harm or 4 plus prior convictions2023-01-23Lincoln Correctional Center
Joshua J. Puhraggravated battery2023-01-24Vandalia Correctional Center
Anthony M. Glovermanufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine2023-01-25Western Illinois Correctional Center
Jerry L. Grayaggravated robbery2023-01-26Sheridan Correctional Center
Brandon L. Parksdomestic battery causing bodily harm2023-01-27Lincoln Correctional Center
Dominique D. Bryantfelony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)2023-01-27Centralia Correctional Center
Scott T. Sewellfelony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)2023-01-27Robinson Correctional Center
Robert A. Pfeifferdomestic battery causing bodily harm2023-01-28Jacksonville Correctional Center

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