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March: 8 inmates sentenced in Kankakee County to be released from jail

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

Thomas Woodall, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than six years incarcerated for aggravated battery.

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 Kankakee County Scheduled for Release in March
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Jason L. WilsonMANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE03/07/2025Menard Correctional Center
Anthony RiversAGG UNLAWFUL USE WEAPON/VEH/2ND03/10/2025Centralia Correctional Center
Taneka McCoyCONSP MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE03/11/2025Logan Correctional Center
Thomas WoodallAGG BATTERY/PUBLIC PLACE03/12/2025Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Kyree ErvinAID/ABET/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH03/18/2025Pontiac Correctional Center
Kyle BaxterAGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE03/19/2025Vienna Correctional Center
Samantha J. AlexanderFAILURE REPORT ACCIDENT/DEATH03/20/2025Decatur Correctional Center
Donte MacKUUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR03/22/2025Shawnee Correctional Center

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