Peoria Standard

There are two inmates sentenced in Fulton County set to be released from jail in May, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Terry A. Terreteta, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than three years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'aggravated criminal sexual abuse with a family member under 18'.

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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Terry A. Terreteta	AGG CRIM SEX AB/VIC <18/FAMILY	05/18/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Jontin Q. Evans	AGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH	05/18/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center