Metro East Sun

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

Clinton A. Hill, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 20 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'murder knowing there was a strong probability of death or injury'.

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
David M. Cox	SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION	04/01/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Jeffrey K. Holland	BURGLARY	04/02/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Jonathan L. Brown	AID/ABET/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH	04/07/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Mario C. Gilliam	ARMED ROBBERY/ARMED W/FIREARM	04/10/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Terrance R. Johnson	INVOL MANSLAUGHTER ATV/BOAT	04/10/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Bryan C. Locke	MANU/DEL 1<15 GRAM FENTANYL	04/15/2025	Hill Correctional Center
Alfonso Gonzalez	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	04/16/2025	Pontiac Correctional Center
Clinton A. Hill	MURDER/STRONG PROB KILL/INJURE	04/25/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
William H. Lewis	AGG DUI/DEATH OF ANOTHER	04/26/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center