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Week ending Feb. 4: five inmates sentenced in Rock Island County to be released

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There are five inmates sentenced to jail in Rock Island County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Feb. 4.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Randy J. Anderson Jr. for attempted armed violence with a category 1 weapon. Randy J. Anderson Jr. 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 Rock Island County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Cory L. Butleraggravated assault with a motor vehicle2023-02-27Danville Correctional Center
Justin M. Pulfordpossession of a controlled substance2023-02-28Lincoln Correctional Center
Ryan Derooaggravated robbery2023-02-28Western Illinois Correctional Center
Jon Bryantdomestic battery2023-03-01Vienna Correctional Center
Randy J. Anderson Jr.attempted armed violence with a category 1 weapon2023-03-02Jacksonville Correctional Center

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