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5 inmates sentenced in Tazewell County to be released in August

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Alyssa Williams, Assistant Director at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

Alyssa Williams, Assistant Director at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

There are five inmates sentenced in Tazewell County set to be released from prison in August, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Luis T. Gonzalez, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than two years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'aiding with the possession or selling of a stolen vehicle'.

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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates Sentenced in Tazewell County Scheduled for Release in August
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Rex A. KilgorePossession of a controlled substance08/06/2025Lincoln Correctional Center
Kayle HaynesPossession of meth, under five grams08/14/2025Decatur Correctional Center
Darren BuggForgery08/19/2025East Moline Correctional Center
Chasity N. WilliamsAggravated burglary with use of a deadly weapon08/19/2025Logan Correctional Center
Luis T. GonzalezAiding with the possession or selling of a stolen vehicle08/26/2025Pinckneyville Correctional Center