Metro East Sun

There are 21 inmates sentenced in St. Clair County set to be released from prison in September, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Amber Smith, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than four years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'armed robbery (without 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 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
Dexxter L. Wright	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	09/01/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Amber Smith	ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM	09/02/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Jacob Griffin-Hamilton	RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY	09/05/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Nyree Dugans	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	09/06/2025	Western Illinois Correctional Center
Joseph A. Grass III	MANU/DEL 1<15 GRAM FENTANYL	09/10/2025	Menard Correctional Center
Timothy Richardson	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	09/11/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Decarlon T. Traylor	AGGRAVATED BATTERY/STRANGLE	09/14/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Nicholas Fink	POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS	09/14/2025	Hill Correctional Center
Anthony D. Deboe	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	09/15/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Kendrick Brazier	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	09/16/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Shayvon Trahan	ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM	09/16/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Gary Luster Jr.	POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D)	09/17/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Jaspal Bajwa	CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE/FORCE	09/21/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Lavalle Poole	METH DELIVERY/15<100 GRAMS	09/24/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Harry L. Henderson	CONCEAL HOMICIDAL DEATH	09/25/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Kashawn M. Hines	AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY	09/25/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Nathan Bush	AGG ROBBERY/INDICATE ARM W/FIR	09/26/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Morris T. Hall Jr.	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	09/27/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Byron McLemore	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	09/28/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Keith Moore	VIOLATE ORDER/PRIOR DOM BATTERY	09/30/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Ricardo B. Joshway	DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM	09/30/2025	Menard Correctional Center