Chambana Sun

There are seven inmates sentenced in Vermilion County set to be released from prison in August, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Winston C. Douglas, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than two years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)'.

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.

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.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Deandre L. Porter	RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$300	08/03/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Devin T. Lowe	AGGRAVATED BATTERY/STRANGLE	08/09/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Robert P. Wesley	RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY	08/10/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Eric Couch	POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS	08/15/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Tristen Johnson	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	08/18/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Winston C. Douglas	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	08/23/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Jammie Pippin	UNLAWFUL POSS CREDIT/DEBIT CARD	08/26/2025	Decatur Correctional Center