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Q1 2023: two inmates sentenced in Grundy County to be released

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There are two inmates sentenced to jail in Grundy County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the first quarter of 2023.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Charles T. Woods for manufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine. Charles T. Woods spent more than four 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 2022, 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 Grundy County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Ty C. Willisresidential burglary2023-01-02Dixon Correctional Center
Charles T. Woodsmanufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine2023-01-16Lawrence Correctional Center

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