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2 inmates sentenced in Menard County to be released from prison during August

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Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

There are two inmates sentenced in Menard County set to be released from prison in August, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Bradey A. Kolb, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than two years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'manu/del 100>200 gr sched i&ii'.

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.

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.

Inmates Sentenced in Menard County Scheduled for Release in August
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Bradey A. KolbMANU/DEL 100>200 GR SCHED I&II08/09/2025Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Matthew J. CoxSTALKING/PERSON/SURVEILLANCE08/22/2025Robinson Correctional Center