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Saturday, March 1, 2025

March: 2 inmates sentenced in Grundy County to be released from jail

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There are two inmates sentenced in Grundy County set to be released from jail in March, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Timmy L. Odom Jr., who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than six years incarcerated for 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.

One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.

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 Sentenced in Grundy County Scheduled for Release in March
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Timmy L. Odom Jr.Sex crime03/13/2025Danville Correctional Center
Marquadius TurnerRobbery03/27/2025Big Muddy River Correctional Center

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