Rockford Sun

There are six inmates sentenced in Winnebago County set to be released from jail during the week ending July 5, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In total, six men are set to be released over this period. Gustav Gonzalez-Ceniceros, who served the longest sentence among them, spent nine years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'manufacturing or delivery of 100-400 grams of cocaine'.

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.

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.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Jacob A. Clingon	Aggravated dui causing death	07/02/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Herbert L. Williams	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse with a family member under 18	07/03/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
James Watkins III	Unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon	07/03/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Antonio L. Swain	Felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)	07/03/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Bradley Grace	Domestic battery causing bodily harm or 4 plus prior convictions	07/05/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Gustav Gonzalez-Ceniceros	Manufacturing or delivery of 100-400 grams of cocaine	07/05/2025	Stateville Correctional Center