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4 inmates sentenced in Johnson County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections during Q3

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There were four inmates sentenced to jail in Johnson 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 Anthony P. Jennings for unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon. Anthony P. Jennings 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Johnson County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Allen J. ColbothPOSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS2021-07-18Menard Correctional Center
Joshua HilemanRESIDENTIAL BURGLARY2021-08-13Sheridan Correctional Center
Ronald C. ScottiRESIST/OBSTRUC OFFICER/INJURY2021-08-18Menard Correctional Center
Anthony P. JenningsUUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM2021-09-11Hill Correctional Center

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