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DeKalb County will have two inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during week ending July 29

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There are two inmates sentenced to jail in DeKalb County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 29.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Sherman Lee for manufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine. Sherman Lee spent more than four 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 DeKalb County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Isabella Adamskimanufacturing or delivery of a look-alike substance2023-07-24Decatur Correctional Center
Sherman Leemanufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine2023-07-25Western Illinois Correctional Center

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