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Sunday, November 17, 2024

Four inmates sentenced in Dupage County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections during week ending Dec. 10

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There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Dupage County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Dec. 10.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Michael H. Jones for illegal possession of a firearm. Michael H. Jones spent more than seven 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 Dupage County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Kevin W. LadewigAGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER2022-12-04East Moline Correctional Center
Michael H. JonesPOSS FIREARM/LAND/GANG MEMBER2022-12-04Illinois River Correctional Center
Phillip R. EcklAGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE2022-12-08Vienna Correctional Center
Alexander J. SpeweikATTEMPT DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER2022-12-10Vienna Correctional Center

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