West Cook News

There are 45 inmates sentenced in Cook County set to be released from prison during the week ending Oct. 4, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In total, 41 men and four women are set to be released over this period.

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
Jarvis Moore	Armed habitual criminal	09/28/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Marlow S. Land	Crim sex assault/Force	09/28/2025	Joliet Treatment Center
James Harrison	Agg battery/Discharge firearm	09/28/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Diamond Gamble	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	09/28/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Gabriel Melendez-Morales	Indecent sol/Agg crim sex abuse	09/28/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Angelina B. Visinaiz	Ret theft/Disp merch/>$300	09/28/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Antonio Canderlaria	Poss amt con sub except(a)/(d)	09/28/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Christopher Rice	Pred crim sex asslaut/Victim <13	09/29/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Sean Maize	Agg unlawful use weapon/Veh/2nd	09/29/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Justin Friend	Continuing finance crime entrprs	09/29/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Rashaun Lee	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	09/29/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
James A. Brown	Forgery/Issue/Deliver document	09/30/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center
Brandon J. Wright	Home invasion/Danderous weap	09/30/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Deshawn Richards	Agg unlawful use weapon/Veh/2nd	09/30/2025	Dixon Correctional Center
Ryan L. Paladino	Attempt murder/Intent to kill/Injure	09/30/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Pedro Baez	Murder/Intent to kill/Injure	09/30/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Qajuan W. Lay	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	09/30/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Jessie Diaz	Murder/Intent to kill/Injure	09/30/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Rakim N. Craig	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	09/30/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Anthony Gutierrez	Manu/Del 15<100 grams cocaine	09/30/2025	Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Devon Gibson	Agg uuw/Veh/Prev conviction	09/30/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Vakeesta C. Phifer	Agg battery child <13/Great bod harm	09/30/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Leviticus Thomas	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	10/01/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Marc Leon	Attempt murder/Intent to kill/Injure	10/01/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Edwin Williams	Possess firearm foid revoked	10/01/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Demetrius Thompson	Manu/Del 01-15 grams cocaine	10/02/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Nathaniel Carswell	Residential arson	10/02/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Andre Billups	Manu/Del other amt narc sched i&ii	10/02/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Ashanti M. Burke	Manu/Del cannabis/>500 grams	10/02/2025	Pontiac Correctional Center
Dionne English	Agg battery/Use deadly weapon	10/02/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Cassius Howard	Agg vehicular hijacking/Weapon	10/02/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Julio Hernandez	Murder/Other forcible felony	10/03/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center
Douglas Johnson	Armed habitual criminal	10/03/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Tommy Williams	Agg crim sex abuse/Victim <13	10/03/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Jaquan Hawkins	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	10/03/2025	Menard Correctional Center
Christopher Peters	Armed robbery/No firearm	10/03/2025	Western Illinois Correctional Center
Adam Stokes	Robbery	10/03/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Wesley D. Sykes	Vio order/Prior vio of order	10/04/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Patrick A. Kinnard	Agg robbery/Indicate arm w/Fir	10/04/2025	Dixon Correctional Center
Melvin Sharkey	Agg unlawful use weapon/Veh/2nd	10/04/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Paris Govan	Forgery /Make or alter document	10/04/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Oliver Sims	Agg unlawful use of weapon/Veh	10/04/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Brandon Arroyo	Agg battery/Discharge firearm	10/04/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Anton Haywood	Agg unlawful use of weapon/Veh	10/04/2025	East Moline Correctional Center
Daje Williams	Identity theft/$2000-$10,000	10/04/2025	Decatur Correctional Center