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Illinois Department of Corrections to release 3 inmates sentenced in Morgan County during week ending July 7

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There were three inmates sentenced to jail in Morgan County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 7.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Nick D. Steveson for meth manufacturing of less than 15 grams. Nick D. Steveson spent more than two 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 Morgan County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Melissa M. Northcuttobstruction of justice2021-08-01Decatur Correctional Center
Nick D. Stevesonmeth manufacturing of less than 15 grams2021-08-05Sheridan Correctional Center
Perry Handy Jr.manufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic2021-08-07Vandalia Correctional Center

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