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Alexander County will have 2 inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during Q3

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There were two inmates sentenced to jail in Alexander County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the third quarter.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Tony L. Thompson for domestic battery causing bodily harm or 4 plus prior convictions. Tony L. Thompson spent more than one 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Alexander County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Tony L. Thompsondomestic battery causing bodily harm or 4 plus prior convictions2021-07-08Menard Correctional Center
Lenard D. Woodardunlawful use of a firearm, prior felon2021-09-22Menard Correctional Center

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