Illinois Valley Times

There are 28 inmates set to be released from jail in Lasalle County during the first quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Luis Lopez for a sex crime. Luis Lopez spent more than 10 years incarcerated.

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.

One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.

Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Khalid M. Norwood	Manu/Del other amt narc sched i&ii	01/02/2025	Hill Correctional Center
Ryan A. Newell	Theft/False rep/<$300/Preconv	01/02/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Calvin L. Bennett	Sex off fail to report annually	01/06/2025	Lawrence Correctional Center
Steven A. Shelly	Agg discharge firearm/Occ veh	01/10/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Jonathan T. Witte	Retail theft/Motor fuel/>$150	01/12/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Dakota L. Mesarchik	Agg fleeing police/21 mph over	01/18/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Jacob T. Jaszemski	Child porn/Poss/Moving dptn	01/20/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Malinda Missel	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	01/24/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
Isaul Bucio-Bernal	Manu/Del 15<100 grams cocaine	01/29/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
James E. Murrow	Aggravated domestic battery	02/02/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Joseph Lafan	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	02/03/2025	Dixon Correctional Center
Lashawn L. Chandler	Manu/Del 01-15 grams cocaine	02/06/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Ryan J. Johnson	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	02/09/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Patrick G. Foster	Sex off fail to report annually	02/14/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Levi J. Hernandez	Agg unlawful use of weapon/Veh	02/18/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Shamario D. Brown	Agg uuw/Person/Prev conviction	02/19/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Anthony J. Martin	Residential burglary	02/23/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Keith E. Kazirskis	Possession of meth< 5 grams	02/23/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
David M. Pierce	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	02/28/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Calvin L. Merritte	Manu/Del 01-15 grams cocaine	03/01/2025	Menard Correctional Center
Darien Chandler	Manu/Del 15<100 grams cocaine	03/06/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Michael L. Mauk	Driving w/ suspend/Revoke license 2nd	03/07/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Tyshawn D. Stewart	Manu/Del other amt narc sched i&ii	03/12/2025	Hill Correctional Center
Terence L. Miller	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	03/16/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Todd J. Kingen	Poss amt con sub except(a)/(d)	03/18/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Luis Lopez	Pred crim sex asslaut/Victim <13	03/26/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Daniel S. Margis	Manu/Del 10-15 grams heroin	03/27/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Jeffrey Heth	Manu/Del other amt narc sched i&ii	03/27/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center