Metro East Sun

There are four inmates sentenced in Madison County set to be released from prison during the week ending Sept. 13, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In total, four men 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
Anthony D. Ballinger	Domestic battery with 3 prior convictions	09/08/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Reginald Alexander	Armed robbery (with a firearm)	09/09/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Zacharie S. Clay	Vehicular hijacking	09/09/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Elsaventer Branch	Aggravated battery against an officer of the peace	09/11/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center