WGLT Sheriff Jon Sandage said the backlog of inmates held for the state department of corrections has dropped by about 50. Expect more arrests and jail sentences in McLean County soon. McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage said the backlog of jail inmates sentenced to prison is shrinking. For many months, the Illinois Department of Corrections refused to take delivery of prisoners from county lockups across the state because of COVID lockdown protocols. Several state prisons suffered significant outbreaks. Sandage gave the news to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council on Thursday that situation is changing. "We are actually making some progress getting our prisoners to DOC. We only have about 19 that should be at DOC that aren't. At one time we had close to 70," said Sandage.