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Lake County Gazette

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

How many inmates sentenced in Lake County will be released during week ending June 17?

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There are six inmates sentenced to jail in Lake County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending June 17.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Willie Lewis-Wright for residential burglary. Willie Lewis-Wright 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
Eric V. BledsoeATTEMPT ROBBERY2023-06-11Jacksonville Correctional Center
Harry O. PuckettDUI/4TH+/LIC SUSP OR REVOKE2023-06-11Lincoln Correctional Center
Demetrius Z. PittsAGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY2023-06-13Dixon Correctional Center
Thomas R. BrunnerUNLAWFUL RESTRAINT2023-06-13Vienna Correctional Center
Francisco J. PinaMOB ACTION2023-06-16Stateville Correctional Center
Willie Lewis-WrightRESIDENTIAL BURGLARY2023-06-17Western Illinois Correctional Center

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