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Illinois Department of Corrections set to release 4 inmates sentenced in Rock Island County during March

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There are four inmates sentenced in Rock Island County set to be released from jail in March, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

George L. Koenig, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than eight years incarcerated for sex crime.

According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois spends about $45,828 a year per incarcerated person. In a 2023 study by the Prison Policy Initiative, the state's incarceration rate was at 433 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 700 per 100,000.

One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.

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 Sentenced in Rock Island County Scheduled for Release in March
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
George L. KoenigPRED CRIM SEX ASSLAUT/VICTIM <1303/02/2025Shawnee Correctional Center
Pamela D. FultonFALSE REPORT OF OFFENSE03/18/2025Logan Correctional Center
Anthony FosterRESIDENTIAL BURGLARY03/22/2025Sheridan Correctional Center
Samuel I. DaxonAGG DISCHARGE FIREARM/OCC VEH03/26/2025Big Muddy River Correctional Center

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