Sangamon Co. Sheriff calls for change, says mentally unfit inmates being held beyond 60-day requirement – WAND (Decatur)

In January 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed and Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a bill allowing the Illinois Department of Human Services to extend the amount of time mentally unfit inmates are allowed to remain in jails from 20 days to 60 days, with the ability for DHS to renew the hold every 30 days. In Sangamon County, since January 1, 2023, Sheriff Jack Campbell said 26 inmates have remained in custody beyond the 60-day requirement, accumulating 1,302 total days in custody.