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Week ending Feb. 18: six inmates sentenced in Champaign County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

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There are six inmates sentenced to jail in Champaign County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Feb. 18.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Darrel E. Bolt for armed robbery (with a firearm). Darrel E. Bolt spent more than 12 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 Champaign County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Tyrone Gordonburglary without causing damage2023-02-12Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Tommy L. Johnsondomestic battery causing bodily harm2023-02-14Western Illinois Correctional Center
Hadari S. Carterfelony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)2023-02-15Illinois River Correctional Center
Timothy S. Turnerunlawful use of a firearm, prior felon2023-02-15Jacksonville Correctional Center
Weylin T. Williamsaggravated discharge of a firearm2023-02-15Centralia Correctional Center
Darrel E. Boltarmed robbery (with a firearm)2023-02-16Western Illinois Correctional Center

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