There are eight inmates sentenced in Sangamon County set to be released from prison in September, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections .

Timothy L. Youngblood, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 12 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as '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.

Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative highlighted that the number of unc

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