How many inmates sentenced in Champaign County will be released during May?

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By Chambana Sun

Apr 22, 2025

There are 11 inmates sentenced in Champaign County set to be released from jail in May, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Albert Koeneke, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 19 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'armed robbery (with a firearm)'.

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 Champaign County Scheduled for Release in May

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Jermaine J. Pettis	POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D)	05/05/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Albert Koeneke	ARMED ROBBERY/ARMED W/FIREARM	05/11/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Idris A. Thompson	BURGLARY	05/12/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Jeffrey H. Lookingbill	THREATEN PUBLIC OFFICIAL	05/13/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Ludarius M. Williams	DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM	05/13/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Kenji L. Haley	PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT	05/19/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Nathan Pettigrew	DOMESTIC BATTERY/PHY CONTACT/2ND+	05/19/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Yani D. Vasquez-Lopez	AGG DUI/4TH/LIC SUSP OR REVOKED	05/19/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Juan A. Perez	AGG BATTERY/GREAT BODILY HARM	05/20/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Gage D. Timpone	MANU/DISTRIB LOOK-ALIKE SUB	05/20/2025	Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Anqwaun J. Beckett	RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY	05/29/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center