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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Q2 2022: eight inmates sentenced in Coles County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

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There are eight inmates sentenced to jail in Coles County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the second quarter of 2022.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Justin T. Thomason for attempted murder with intent to kill or injure. Justin T. Thomason spent more than 13 years incarcerated.

According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, Illinois spends about $37,000 a year per incarcerated person. In a study by Prison Policy Initiative, Illinois’ incarceration rate was at 564 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 850 per 100,000.

One of the issues is how pretrial detainees are now handled. The Vera Institute of Justice noted that pretrial detainees made up 71% of the total jail population.

Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Coles County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Chelsie J. LangenhorstARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM2022-04-02Logan Correctional Center
Michael CastanedaHOME INVASION/DANDEROUS WEAP2022-04-03Sheridan Correctional Center
Eric C. JarvisROBBERY2022-04-08Sheridan Correctional Center
Blake A. HamptonPOSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS2022-04-11Pontiac Correctional Center
Chencho D. GarzaSEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION2022-05-12Jacksonville Correctional Center
Brooke D. BrownPOSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS2022-05-13Decatur Correctional Center
Justin T. ThomasonATTEMPT MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE2022-05-15Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center
Corey L. FitzgeraldAGG DUI/NO VALID INS2022-05-21Big Muddy River Correctional Center

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