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Q2 2022: four inmates sentenced in Stephenson County to be released

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There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Stephenson County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the second quarter of 2022.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Senaka O. Palmer for manufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine. Senaka O. Palmer 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Stephenson County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Marcus J. Millerfelony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)2022-05-02Sheridan Correctional Center
Deandre E. Stokesrobbery2022-06-02Sheridan Correctional Center
Sebastian M. Boydaggravated domestic battery involving strangulation2022-06-10Centralia Correctional Center
Senaka O. Palmermanufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine2022-06-21Sheridan Correctional Center

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