Dupage Policy Journal

There are 39 inmates sentenced in Dupage County set to be released from prison during the third quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Eric M. Pence for a sex crime. Eric M. Pence spent more than 20 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.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Sean J. Gayles	Burglary	07/01/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Kavell Buchanan	Robbery	07/04/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Andrew A. Aquino	Vio order/Prior vio of order	07/05/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Felipe Vera	Driving rvk/Susp dui/Sss 4-9	07/06/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Edgar Aguirre	Ret theft/Disp merch/<$300/Prev conv	07/07/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Andray L. McClain	Poss 15>100 gr ecstasy/Analog	07/09/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Shaquille J. Ware	Agg uuw/On person	07/10/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Jackie D. Dunklin	Drug induced homicide	07/11/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Tariq Hill	Agg crim sex abuse/<5 yr vic	07/13/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Franklin Boyd	Theft $10,000<$100,000	07/16/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Ulysses J. Jones	Identity theft/Knows id stolen	07/17/2025	Danville Correctional Center
David J. Witt	Agg dui/4	07/22/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Devonta Owens	Poss control substance in penal inst	07/24/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Juan J. Ortiz	Domestic battery/Bodily harm	07/24/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Christopher A. Rejon	Attempt pred crim sex aslt/Victim <13	07/25/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Joshua Jones	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	07/27/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Karone M. Land	Agg dui/Lic susp or revoked	08/04/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Eduardo Gomez	Poss firearm/Land/Gang member	08/09/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Brianne Crannell	Agg robbery/Indicate arm w/Fir	08/13/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
Noel Cintron	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	08/14/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Daniel Ledezma	Agg battery/Peace officer	08/15/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Jameel F. Hall Smith	Agg fleeing/2+ disobey traffic devices	08/17/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Duane T. Robinson	Burglary	08/18/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Jason L. Wilson	Poss amt con sub except(a)/(d)	08/20/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Jeremy N. Soto	Manu/Del other amt narc sched i&ii	08/20/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Latoya Foster	Burglary	08/22/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
Deangelo D. Young	Burglary	08/23/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
James M. Meyer	Poss amt con sub except(a)/(d)	08/26/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Zachariah S. Grant	Manu/Del 01-15 grams cocaine	09/02/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Evan C. Schmitt	Attempt gunrunning	09/09/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Gerard J. Schlaiss	Agg crim sex abuse/Vic 13-16	09/10/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Anttrell Anderson	Aid/Abet/Poss/Sell stolen veh	09/14/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Russell C. Miller	Agg fleeing police/21 mph over	09/16/2025	Western Illinois Correctional Center
Roberto Alcala	Possess 15<100 grams cocaine	09/18/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Javier Sanchez	Poss amt con sub except(a)/(d)	09/21/2025	East Moline Correctional Center
Yeik Ramirez-Alvarez	Armed robbery/Armed w/Firearm	09/23/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Jose L. Rodriguez	Pred crim sex asslaut/Victim <13	09/29/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Eric M. Pence	Crim sex assault/Victim 13-17	09/30/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center