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Illinois Department of Corrections to release six inmates sentenced in Bureau County during Q4

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There are six inmates sentenced to jail in Bureau County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the fourth quarter of 2022.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Kristopher A. Koch for aggravated criminal sexual abuse, victim under 13. Kristopher A. Koch spent more than nine years incarcerated.

According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability's most recent information, 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 in 2021, 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Bureau County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Kristopher A. KochAGG CRIM SEX ABUSE/VIC <132022-10-03Taylorville Correctional Center
Fernando O. MontoyaPOSS OF METH/ 15<100 GRAMS2022-10-04Robinson Correctional Center
Justin T. JanduraAGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY2022-10-14Taylorville Correctional Center
Petra Lopez BecherPOSSESS 15<100 GRAMS COCAINE2022-11-06Decatur Correctional Center
Joseph M. CosterBURGLARY2022-11-17Western Illinois Correctional Center
Joshua M. TrahanRESIST/OBSTRUC OFFICER/INJURY2022-12-24Big Muddy River Correctional Center

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