There are 16 inmates sentenced in Macon County set to be released from prison in September, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Leondus D. Carter, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 26 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as ‘murder knowing there was a strong probability of death or injury’.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey K. Easterling | DOM BTRY/BOD HARM/3 PRECONV | 09/03/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Jamarlin L. Porter | MANU/DEL 100<400 GRAMS COCAINE | 09/03/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Leondus D. Carter | MURDER/STRONG PROB KILL/INJURE | 09/04/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Tamajhe Adams | ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL | 09/07/2025 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Traevon C. Binkley | DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM | 09/08/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Dustin E. Nihiser | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 09/09/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| James A. Wills Jr. | PRED CRIM SEX ASSLAUT/VICTIM <13 | 09/13/2025 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Cody A. Smith | AGG DUI/LIC SUSP OR REVOKED | 09/16/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Tony Tyus | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV | 09/17/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Donye A. Lane | BURGLARY | 09/18/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Buster E. Junior | AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE | 09/19/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Wallace A. Weaver | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 09/20/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Torrence O. Fitzpatrick | DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM | 09/21/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Nicholas J. Hollgarth | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 09/28/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Kevin M. Smith | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 09/28/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Kyle Escoe | AGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH | 09/28/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
