Rockford Sun

There are 15 inmates sentenced in Winnebago County set to be released from jail in May, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

James T. Wood, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 25 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'attempted murder with intent to kill or injure'.

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
Jeffery D. Smith	RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$300	05/06/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Jason A. Armould	CONSP MANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE	05/06/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Wesley Bowman	ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL	05/10/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Bryce P. Buczynski	AID/ABET/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH	05/10/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Mario M. Moreno	AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE	05/11/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
John E. Curtis	MANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE	05/17/2025	Menard Correctional Center
Joshua Hembree	ATTEMPT MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE	05/18/2025	East Moline Correctional Center
Bobby G. Busby Jr.	AGG ROBBERY/INDICATE ARM W/FIR	05/19/2025	Hill Correctional Center
Randy J. Sanders	BURGLARY	05/19/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Shawndell D. Smith	ATTEMPT BURGLARY/SCHOOL/PLACE WORSHIP	05/19/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Livorus K. Johnson	CRIM DMG/GOVT PROP/<$500	05/21/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Dorelle L. Minter	RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV	05/24/2025	East Moline Correctional Center
James T. Wood	ATTEMPT MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE	05/25/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Rickey Pouncy	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	05/27/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Edgar J. Delarosa	UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR	05/30/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center