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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Week ending Aug. 13: three inmates sentenced in Lasalle County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

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There are three inmates sentenced to jail in Lasalle County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 13.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Roy A. Day for home invasion with a dangerous weapon. Roy A. Day spent more than eight years incarcerated.

According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, Illinois spends about $37,000 a year per incarcerated person. In a study by Prison Policy Initiative, Illinois’ incarceration rate was at 564 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 850 per 100,000.

One of the issues is how pretrial detainees are now handled. The Vera Institute of Justice noted that pretrial detainees made up 71% of the total jail population.

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.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Lasalle County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Roy A. Dayhome invasion with a dangerous weapon2022-08-10Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center
Blake A. Couchmanufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine2022-08-12Shawnee Correctional Center
Wesley F. Thompsondriving with a revoked or suspended license2022-08-13Lincoln Correctional Center

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