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Monday, March 3, 2025

How many inmates sentenced in Williamson County will be released during March?

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There are five inmates sentenced in Williamson County set to be released from jail in March, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Bobby C. Vaughn, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than one year incarcerated for burglary without causing damage.

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.

Inmates Sentenced in Williamson County Scheduled for Release in March
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Cletis D. HanksDEL METH <5 GRAMS03/04/2025Lincoln Correctional Center
Samuel J. GartenBURGLARY03/10/2025Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Ricky C. Curtis Jr.AGG FLEEING POLICE/21 MPH OVER03/21/2025Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Bobby C. VaughnBURGLARY W/O CAUSING DAMAGE03/22/2025Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Keith G. CostonUUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM03/25/2025Lincoln Correctional Center

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