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How many inmates sentenced in Tazewell County will be released during week ending July 29?

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There are three inmates sentenced to jail in Tazewell County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 29.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Donald Bigham for aggravated battery against an officer of the peace. Donald Bigham 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
Donald Bighamaggravated battery against an officer of the peace2023-07-23Lincoln Correctional Center
Craig Ingramdomestic battery causing bodily harm2023-07-27East Moline Correctional Center
Bryan J. Clarkpossession of meth, under five grams2023-07-29Jacksonville Correctional Center

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