There are seven inmates sentenced in Vermilion County set to be released from prison in August, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Winston C. Douglas, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than two years incarcerated for an offense recorded as ‘felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)’.
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 prison population 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.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre L. Porter | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$300 | 08/03/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Devin T. Lowe | AGGRAVATED BATTERY/STRANGLE | 08/09/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Robert P. Wesley | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 08/10/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Eric Couch | POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS | 08/15/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Tristen Johnson | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 08/18/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Winston C. Douglas | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 08/23/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Jammie Pippin | UNLAWFUL POSS CREDIT/DEBIT CARD | 08/26/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
