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Week ending April 9: five inmates sentenced in Boone County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

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There are five inmates sentenced to jail in Boone County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending April 9.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Donny Vaughn for aiding with the possession or selling of a stolen vehicle. Donny Vaughn 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 Boone County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Donny Vaughnaiding with the possession or selling of a stolen vehicle2022-04-03Sheridan Correctional Center
Bradley S. Davidsontheft2022-04-05Lincoln Correctional Center
Michael Brownaggravated DUI2022-04-05Centralia Correctional Center
Bennie P. Riveraunlawful use of a firearm, prior felon2022-04-06Vienna Correctional Center
Tyler W. Toporaggravated battery on someone over 602022-04-08Shawnee Correctional Center

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