Chambana Sun

There are three inmates sentenced in Vermilion County set to be released from jail during the week ending July 12, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In total, three men are set to be released over this period. David Smith Jr., who served the longest sentence among them, spent two years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'agg unlawful use weapon/veh/2nd'.

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
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