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Illinois Department of Corrections set to release 7 inmates sentenced in Jefferson County during April

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Alyssa Williams, Assistant Director at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

Alyssa Williams, Assistant Director at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

There are seven inmates sentenced in Jefferson County set to be released from jail in April, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Anthony T. Banks, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 21 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'predatory criminal sexual assault'.

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.

Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative highlighted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than that of convicted individuals, possibly one of the leading causes of jail growth in the state.

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 Jefferson County Scheduled for Release in April
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Omer L. FergusonAGG DUI LIC SUSP OR REVOKED04/03/2025Lincoln Correctional Center
Anthony T. BanksPREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT04/08/2025Illinois River Correctional Center
Travis L. DelochRET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV04/16/2025Centralia Correctional Center
Shana L. EwingMETH DELIVERY/15<100 GRAMS04/21/2025Logan Correctional Center
Allen R. DennisMETH DELIVERY/15<100 GRAMS04/23/2025Graham Correctional Center
Samantha J. PayneMETH DELIVERY<5 GRAMS04/24/2025Decatur Correctional Center
Dawoine BrunsonRET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV04/24/2025Vandalia Correctional Center

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