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July: 3 inmates sentenced in Lee County to be released

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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 three inmates sentenced in Lee County set to be released from jail in July, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Thomas W. Fiala, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than six years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon'.

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.

Inmates Sentenced in Lee County Scheduled for Release in July
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Kandras T. MartinAggravated battery against an officer of the peace07/04/2025East Moline Correctional Center
William G. Collins Jr.Failing to report weekly as a sex offender for the second time07/05/2025Robinson Correctional Center
Thomas W. FialaUnlawful use of a firearm, prior felon07/18/2025Lawrence Correctional Center

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