Kankakee Times

There are 23 inmates sentenced in Kankakee County set to be released from jail during the third quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Frank J. Simmons for predatory criminal sexual assault. Frank J. Simmons spent more than 15 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 jail 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.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
James Beckwood	Aggravated battery/Strangle	07/03/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Michael N. Collins	Fail report accident/Death/Injury	07/03/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Lavalle D. Hill	Manu/Distrib look-alike sub	07/11/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Cortez Sinclair	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	07/14/2025	Pontiac Correctional Center
Keith A. Woodruff	Agg battery/Use deadly weapon	07/17/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Dequan Pope	Agg discharge firearm/Occ veh	07/19/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Dominic Melton	Attempt child porn/Sol/Child/Appear	07/24/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Cortez Simms	Agg unlawful use of weapon/Veh	07/25/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Michael J. Rodgers-Pizano	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	07/25/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Germar T. Simington	Agg battery/Great bodily harm	07/31/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Geremy Liddell	Agg domestic battery/Strangle	08/11/2025	East Moline Correctional Center
Demetrius Bostic	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	08/27/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
David Jones	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	09/03/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Matthew Barto	Agg crim sex abuse/Vic 13-17	09/06/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Cordell Allen	Agg unlawful use weapon/Veh/2nd	09/10/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Rodney Allen	Agg domestic battery/Strangle	09/10/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Brandon L. Taylor	Poss amt con sub except(a)/(d)	09/13/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Frank J. Simmons	Predatory criminal sexual assault	09/20/2025	Joliet Treatment Center
Austin D. White	Attempt murder/Intent to kill/Injure	09/21/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Ryan C. Peters	Agg crim sex abuse/<5 yr vic	09/21/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Justin L. Sextion	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	09/23/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Christopher Wilson	Agg battery/Peace officer	09/25/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Demetrius L. Wright	Agg domestic battery/Strangle	09/30/2025	Vienna Correctional Center