13 inmates sentenced in Vermilion County to be released from jail during April

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

By Chambana Sun

Mar 24, 2025

There are 13 inmates sentenced in Vermilion County set to be released from jail in April, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Shawn M. Stingley, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than eight years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'aggravated discharge of 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 Vermilion County Scheduled for Release in April

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Matthew Norton	POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS	04/01/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
James B. Mannin	POSSESSION OF METH/15<100 GRAMS	04/04/2025	Lawrence Correctional Center
James Brigham	AGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH	04/05/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Andrew Williamson	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	04/05/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center
Terry Copening	ATTEMPT AGG DISCHARGE/FIREARM	04/05/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Rail L. Hibler	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	04/11/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center
Jared Zollar	BURGLARY W/O CAUSING DAMAGE	04/12/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Kevin Flight	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	04/12/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Daniel Sanders	ATTEMPT ROBBERY	04/15/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Shawn M. Stingley	AGG DISCHARGE FIREARM/OCC VEH	04/19/2025	Pontiac Correctional Center
Lucas P. Brown	POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D)	04/24/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Christopher Lewis	AGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH	04/25/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
James A. Curtis	AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE	04/28/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center