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Q1 2025: 5 inmates sentenced in Lee County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

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There are five inmates set to be released from jail in Lee County during the first quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Shanon K. Allison for felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior). Shanon K. Allison spent more than four 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.

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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates Set to be Released in Q1 2025 from Lee County Facilities
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Dominique A. De JesusPossession of meth< 5 grams01/12/2025East Moline Correctional Center
Shanon K. AllisonUuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior01/13/2025Centralia Correctional Center
Dean L. MitchellAtt foil/Defeat screen test01/16/2025Lincoln Correctional Center
Brian T. ShumackBurglary03/01/2025Hill Correctional Center
Austin L. PoltonChild porn/Sol/Child/Appear03/22/2025Shawnee Correctional Center

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