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Q3: 6 inmates sentenced in Edwards County to be released

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There were six inmates sentenced to jail in Edwards 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 Tyler W. Leaf for violent order. Tyler W. Leaf 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 Edwards County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Robert J. Dodgefelony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)2021-07-10Jacksonville Correctional Center
Brandon J. Couchobstruction of justice2021-08-10Graham Correctional Center
Tyler W. Leafviolent order2021-09-03Robinson Correctional Center
Blayk E. Spadefailing to register a new address as a sex offender2021-09-06Vandalia Correctional Center
Robert W. Pritchardburglary2021-09-09Lawrence Correctional Center
Mark E. Johnsonaggravated criminal sexual abuse with a family member under 182021-09-16Vienna Correctional Center

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