Illinois Valley Times

There are 16 inmates sentenced in Lasalle County set to be released from prison during the third quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Michael L. Pitts for manufacturing or delivery of 10-15 grams of heroin. Michael L. Pitts spent more than seven 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.

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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Antonio E. Jackson	Violent off/Youth fail regis in illinois 2+	07/12/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Dylan B. Thomas	Agg unlawful use of weapon/Veh	07/21/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Jeffery M. Scofield	Agg dui/3	07/21/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Leroy E. Persinger	Domestic battery/Bodily harm	07/31/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Michael L. Pitts	Manu/Del 10-15 grams heroin	08/06/2025	Western Illinois Correctional Center
Allen W. Leek	Dom btry/Bod harm/4+ pri conv	08/08/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Cody H. Abercrombie	Driver/Vio ill mtr carrier law	08/15/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Anil D. Bhate	Agg battery/Peace officer	08/16/2025	Dixon Correctional Center
Jesse F. Anderer	Aggravated battery/Victim 60+	08/22/2025	Dixon Correctional Center
Russell L. Farley	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	08/25/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Joseph A. Call	Threaten public official	08/26/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Xavier A. Bennett	Residential burglary	09/02/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Guy E. Stanford	Sex offender regis violation	09/03/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Namos T. Loving	Domestic battery/Bodily harm	09/05/2025	Western Illinois Correctional Center
Becky J. Tunget	Manu/Del 15<100 grams cocaine	09/15/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
Justin T. Westerhold	Agg battery/Public place	09/30/2025	Dixon Correctional Center