Sangamon Sun

There are eight inmates sentenced in Sangamon County set to be released from jail in June, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Dewon D. Loman, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than nine years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'second degree murder'.

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
Bryce McKean-Myers	Unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon	06/04/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Darion Alexander	Felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)	06/06/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Dewon D. Loman	Second degree murder	06/07/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Luke E. Buescher	Violation of stalking or no contact order	06/07/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Adam W. Young	Sex crime with weapon	06/09/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Nathan P. Cole	Aggravated domestic battery	06/12/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Gabriel Gentry	Felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)	06/26/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Michael T. Weiner	Felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)	06/30/2025	Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center