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Friday, July 18, 2025

Illinois Department of Corrections to release 4 inmates sentenced in Macon County during week ending July 26

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Latoya Hughes Director of Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website

Latoya Hughes Director of Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website

There are four inmates sentenced in Macon County set to be released from jail during the week ending July 26, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In total, three men and one woman are set to be released over this period. Thomas E. Majors, who served the longest sentence among them, spent three years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation'.

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.

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.

Inmates Sentenced in Macon County Scheduled for Release During Week Ending July 26
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Kayley M. WallsTheft07/21/2025Logan Correctional Center
Malcolm M. CooperManufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine07/22/2025Illinois River Correctional Center
Damian D. BrownAggravated dui07/23/2025Stateville Correctional Center
Thomas E. MajorsAggravated domestic battery involving strangulation07/25/2025Jacksonville Correctional Center

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