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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Illinois Department of Corrections to release four inmates sentenced in Will County during week ending April 29

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There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Will County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending April 29.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Jody L. Cooley for sex offender registration violation. Jody L. Cooley 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 Will County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Bon S. TurnbaughBURGLARY W/O CAUSING DAMAGE2023-04-23Taylorville Correctional Center
Rafael A. CostillaAGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH2023-04-23Danville Correctional Center
Jody L. CooleySEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION2023-04-29Taylorville Correctional Center
Tracy A. HuffAGG DUI/42023-04-29Jacksonville Correctional Center

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