West Central Reporter

There is one inmate sentenced in Greene County set to be released from jail during the second quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate is called Donald Kassing, and spent one year incarcerated for possession of meth, under five grams.

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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Donald Kassing	possession of meth, under five grams	05/14/2025	Graham Correctional Center