Quantcast

Illinois Valley Times

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Illinois Department of Corrections set to release 2 inmates sentenced in Grundy County during September

Webp duoq8cqsln9ikteyj9tqvaqki38t

Latoya Hughes Director of Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website

Latoya Hughes Director of Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website

There are two inmates sentenced in Grundy County set to be released from prison in September, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

David R. Swore, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than four years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'aggravated DUI causing death'.

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.

Inmates Sentenced in Grundy County Scheduled for Release in September
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
David R. SworeAggravated dui causing death09/12/2025Jacksonville Correctional Center
Timothy VachaResidential burglary09/12/2025Sheridan Correctional Center

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate