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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Illinois Department of Corrections to release five inmates sentenced in Lake County during week ending April 15

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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 April 15.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Todd J. Bodek for predatory criminal sexual assault. Todd J. Bodek spent more than nine 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
Miguel A. Rojasaggravated DUI with a revoked or suspended license2023-04-09Shawnee Correctional Center
Todd J. Bodekpredatory criminal sexual assault2023-04-10Taylorville Correctional Center
Gregory V. Harris Jr.felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)2023-04-11Shawnee Correctional Center
Dylan J. Foxobstruction of justice2023-04-15Lincoln Correctional Center
Jonathan J. Davisdomestic battery causing bodily harm2023-04-15Centralia Correctional Center

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