Illinois Valley Times

There are 10 inmates sentenced in Lasalle County set to be released from jail in February, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

James E. Murrow, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than eight years incarcerated for aggravated domestic battery.

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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
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
Keith E. Kazirskis	POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS	02/23/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Anthony J. Martin	RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY	02/23/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
David M. Pierce	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	02/28/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center