Rockford Sun

There are 20 inmates sentenced in Winnebago County set to be released from jail in April, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Montorio Hines, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 18 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'armed habitual criminal'.

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
Leon L. Allen	BURGLARY	04/01/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Jeremy P. Linder	DOMESTIC BATTERY/PHY CONTACT/2ND+	04/01/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Montorio Hines	ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL	04/02/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Ignacio J. Munguia Jr.	AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER	04/02/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Jeremy W. McWilliams	AGG DUI/4	04/02/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Dijon J. McCollum	AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE	04/04/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Jose Brito	DRIVING W/ SUSPEND/REVOKE LICENSE 4-9	04/09/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Anthony Howell	POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D)	04/10/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Epimenio Melecio	MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE	04/13/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Anthony O. Ezell	RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV	04/14/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Joe Milton	DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM	04/15/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Timothy Wells	AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE	04/17/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Leslie J. Rucker	AGG DUI/6+/BAC 0.16+	04/18/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Deondra S. Moton	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	04/20/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Avery E. Massenburg	PRED CRIM SEX ASSLAUT/VICTIM <13	04/23/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Dairris A. Coleman	MFG/DEL 15<100 GR FENTANYL	04/23/2025	Danville Correctional Center
William A. Woodard	RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$300	04/24/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center
Christopher J. Evitt	DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM	04/25/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Christian K. Gibson	AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE	04/25/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Michael T. Johns	AGG CRIM SEX ABUSE/VICTIM <13	04/28/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center