Chambana Sun

There are six inmates sentenced in Champaign County set to be released from prison during the week ending Aug. 2, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In total, five men and one woman are set to be released over this period.

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
Reginald Logan	Unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon	07/27/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Veaon M. Hunt	Aggravated fleeing police	07/29/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Mark A. Barber	Possession of stolen firearm	07/29/2025	Hill Correctional Center
Eric Knight	Residential burglary	08/02/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Josephine D. Zawisza	Residential burglary	08/02/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Harley K. Davidson	Domestic battery while violating a protection order	08/02/2025	Vienna Correctional Center