Chambana Sun

There are three inmates sentenced in Vermilion County set to be released from jail during the week ending June 21, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In total, three men are set to be released over this period. Russell A. Reeves, who served the longest sentence among them, spent 18 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'sex crime'.

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.

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.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Ronald Pettis	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	06/18/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Russell A. Reeves	Agg crim sex assault/Bodily harm	06/19/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Stephen Walker	Agg fleeing/2+ disobey traffic devices	06/21/2025	Lawrence Correctional Center