Sangamon Sun

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

Derek D. Nolden, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 17 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
Derek D. Nolden	ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL	07/11/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Edberto L. Crumb	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	07/19/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Jeffery A. Hartline	AGGRAVATED BATTERY/VICTIM 60+	07/22/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Eric D. Lescault	RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY	07/25/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Steven J. Grigsby	FINANCE EXPLOIT ELD/DISABL/$300-$5,000	07/26/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Davonte N. Day	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	07/29/2025	Stateville Correctional Center