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Week ending July 9: four inmates sentenced in Winnebago County to be released

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There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Winnebago County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 9.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Devonta D. Layne for manufacturing or delivery of 10-15 grams of heroin. Devonta D. Layne 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 Winnebago County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Devonta D. LayneMANU/DEL 10-15 GRAMS HEROIN2022-07-05Sheridan Correctional Center
Ktoe M. LancasterPOSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D)2022-07-05Lincoln Correctional Center
Luther ClayATTEMPT MANU/DEL OTHER AMT NARC2022-07-05Danville Correctional Center
Von E. Johnson Sr.AGG BATTERY/PUBLIC PLACE2022-07-08Big Muddy River Correctional Center

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