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Tazewell County will have four inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during week ending March 2

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There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Tazewell County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending March 2.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Misty Rogers for meth delivery between 5-15 grams. Misty Rogers 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 Tazewell County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Robert Lakeaggravated burglary with use of a deadly weapon2022-03-30Jacksonville Correctional Center
Ronald C. McGuirepossession of meth, under five grams2022-03-30Western Illinois Correctional Center
Misty Rogersmeth delivery between 5-15 grams2022-04-02Decatur Correctional Center
Vada Allenaggravated DUI2022-04-02Lincoln Correctional Center

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