There are seven inmates sentenced in Jefferson County set to be released from jail in March, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Britin L. White, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than four years incarcerated for manufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic.
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.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Peterson | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 03/07/2025 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Malliyah E. Lusch | ATT AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER | 03/09/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Britin L. White | MANU/DEL OTHER AMT NARCOTIC SCHED I&II | 03/14/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Michael O. Mercier | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 03/22/2025 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Garrett S. Biggerstaff | GROOMING | 03/28/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Richard Flores Jr. | SEX OFF FAIL TO REPORT ANNUALLY | 03/29/2025 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Shawna Shook | METH DELIVERY/15<100 GRAMS | 03/30/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
