West Central Reporter

There are eight inmates sentenced in Morgan County set to be released from jail during the third quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Valenzuelle Jordan for criminal sexual assault of a family member under 18. Valenzuelle Jordan spent more than eight years incarcerated.

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
Eric D. Stratton	Possession of meth< 5 grams	07/27/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Mario T. Jackson	Unlawful poss cont subst	08/02/2025	Western Illinois Correctional Center
Richard E. Moore	Possession of meth< 5 grams	08/04/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Braylen M. Rodriguez	Agg discharge firearm/Occ veh	08/07/2025	Western Illinois Correctional Center
David Z. Morris	Burglary	08/16/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Montiara McGee	Agg fleeing police/21 mph over	08/17/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
Valenzuelle Jordan	Crim sex aslt/Family member<18	09/21/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Aubrey B. Cropp	Possession of meth/5<15 gra	09/25/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center