Chambana Sun

There are 20 inmates sentenced in Vermilion County set to be released from prison during the third quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Mario Tapia for aggravated discharge of a firearm. Mario Tapia spent more than three 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 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
David Smith Jr.	Agg unlawful use weapon/Veh/2nd	07/06/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Kenyatta Washington	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	07/11/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Reggie Franklin	Poss firearm/Foid no issue/No elig	07/11/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Orlando K. Perkins	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	07/18/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Miguel Garcia	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	07/21/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Kasey Hollis	Criminal sexual abuse/Force	07/25/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
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
Andrew Romack	Possession of meth< 5 grams	09/05/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
George Lillard	Agg battery/Use deadly weapon	09/06/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Mark Caddel	Agg battery/Peace officer	09/09/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Mario Tapia	Agg discharge firearm/Occ bldg	09/19/2025	Dixon Correctional Center
Elijah Hunt	Domestic battery/ contact/Prior	09/21/2025	East Moline Correctional Center
Daniel D. Hoffman	Burglary	09/28/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Robert Phillips	Sex offender regis/False info	09/28/2025	Stateville Correctional Center