Metro East Sun

There are 17 inmates sentenced in St. Clair County set to be released from jail in April, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Angelo S. Bennett Jr., who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 13 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'aggravated battery while discharging 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.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Corey Billups	HOME INVASION/CAUSE INJURY	04/02/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Michael T. Clyatt	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	04/03/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Delfred D. Jones	ARSON/REAL/PERSONAL PROP>$1	04/05/2025	Menard Correctional Center
Cassias A. Triplett	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	04/07/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Stephanie Mills	POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS	04/08/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
William L. Austin Jr.	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	04/08/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Kristie Wilson	AGG BATTERY/GREAT BODILY HARM	04/11/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Arnandez Walker	AGG DUI LIC SUSP OR REVOKED	04/12/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Don Coleman	AGG DUI/3	04/15/2025	Menard Correctional Center
Keith L. Baker	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	04/18/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Juwaun T. Farmer	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	04/18/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Jarrion R. Jackson	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	04/21/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Gary Andrews Jr.	USE FORGED CREDIT/DEBIT CARD/<$300	04/26/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Jeremiah T. Burch	DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM	04/27/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Chase R. Tauchert	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	04/28/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Angelo S. Bennett Jr.	AGG BATTERY/DISCHARGE FIREARM	04/29/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Jeffrey Moody	SEX OFF FAIL TO REPORT WEEKLY/2ND	04/30/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center