There were nine inmates sentenced to jail in Jefferson County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the fourth quarter.
The inmate being released that served the longest time was Reginald H. Johnson for criminal sexual assault of a family member under 18. Reginald H. Johnson spent more than nine 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert King | armed robbery (without a firearm) | 2021-10-01 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Christine Williams | possession of meth under 5 grams | 2021-10-09 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Reginald H. Johnson | criminal sexual assault of a family member under 18 | 2021-11-05 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Rebecca Steinmeyer | Theft | 2021-11-15 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Wristen Hout | aggravated battery against an officer of the peace | 2021-11-15 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Joshua Hart | vehicular hijacking | 2021-11-25 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Leon L. Kemmerling | Theft | 2021-11-28 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Rita Hendricks | Theft | 2021-12-06 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Bobby Berner | aggravated robbery | 2021-12-21 | Stateville Correctional Center |
