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Q1 2025: 1 inmate sentenced in Mason County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

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There is one inmate set to be released from jail in Mason County during the first quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate is called Natacha R. Deweese, and spent one year incarcerated for aggravated battery against an officer of the peace.

According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois spends about $45,828 a year per incarcerated person. In a 2023 study by the Prison Policy Initiative, the state's incarceration rate was at 433 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 700 per 100,000.

One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.

Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates Set to be Released in Q1 2025 from Mason County Facilities
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Natacha R. Deweeseaggravated battery against an officer of the peace01/10/2025Logan Correctional Center

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