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Friday, November 29, 2024

Four inmates sentenced in Lake County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections during week ending Jan. 4

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There are four 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. 4.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was James M. Webb for aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. James M. Webb 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
Anthony T. Robinsonfelon failing to return from furlough2023-01-29Big Muddy River Correctional Center
James M. Webbaggravated battery causing great bodily harm2023-01-30Danville Correctional Center
Horecio Torresdomestic battery2023-02-01Hill Correctional Center
Brandon R. Wilkedomestic battery with 3 prior convictions2023-02-03Jacksonville Correctional Center

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