Illinois Valley Times

There are seven inmates sentenced in Lasalle County set to be released from prison in August, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Michael L. Pitts, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than seven years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'manufacturing or delivery of 10-15 grams of heroin'.

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
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