Chambana Sun

There are five inmates sentenced in McDonough County set to be released from jail during the third quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Thomas J. Hardi for aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a victim under 5. Thomas J. Hardi spent more than two years incarcerated.

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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Krystal T. Hart	failing to register a change in address or employment as a sex offender	07/04/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Delrico J. Nelson	aggravated battery	07/08/2025	Hill Correctional Center
Deondra L. Jackson	residential burglary	07/29/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Rashawn Haywood	violent order	08/01/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Thomas J. Hardi	aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a victim under 5	08/31/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center