Metro East Sun

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

In total, four 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
James E. Anthony	Unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon	07/06/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Rickelle Clark	Second degree murder	07/06/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Dylan R. Bird	Aiding with the possession or selling of a stolen vehicle	07/07/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Brian K. Cooley	Aggravated armed kidnaping	07/09/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Robert Cooley	Aggravated armed kidnaping	07/09/2025	Vienna Correctional Center