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Sunday, June 22, 2025

Q2: Illinois Department of Corrections set to release 7 inmates sentenced in Edgar County

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Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

There are seven inmates sentenced in Edgar County set to be released from prison during the second quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Austin L. Evans for aggravated battery against an officer of the peace. Austin L. Evans spent more than three years incarcerated.

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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates Sentenced in Edgar County Scheduled for Release in Q2
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Dakota L. LivingstonAgg id theft/$300-10,000/60 yrs +04/01/2025Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Joseph S. PorterPossession of meth< 5 grams04/07/2025Jacksonville Correctional Center
Zachary R. WilliamsonThreaten public official04/20/2025Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Randy J. BramlettPossession of meth< 5 grams05/02/2025Lincoln Correctional Center
Austin L. EvansAgg battery/Peace officer06/01/2025Hill Correctional Center
Laura N. WinklerAgg battery/Peace officer06/12/2025Logan Correctional Center
Clayton S. RhoadsUnlawful poss credit/Debit card06/13/2025Jacksonville Correctional Center