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Illinois Department of Corrections to release five inmates sentenced in Lake County during week ending Feb. 4

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There are five inmates sentenced to jail in Lake County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Feb. 4.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Roberto Cordoba-Heredia for aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a victim under 5. Roberto Cordoba-Heredia spent more than two 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
Jamaree T. PayneAGG BATTERY/PUBLIC PLACE2023-02-27Lawrence Correctional Center
Tyson D. McClintonAGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH2023-02-28Jacksonville Correctional Center
Olvin R. MendozaINDECENT SOL/AGG CRIM SEX ABUSE2023-03-01Taylorville Correctional Center
Roberto Cordoba-HerediaAGG CRIM SEX ABUSE/<5 YR VIC2023-03-01Taylorville Correctional Center
Jose S. TostadoRET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$3002023-03-02Vandalia Correctional Center

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