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Friday, June 6, 2025

Three inmates sentenced in Adams County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections during week ending June 17

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There are three inmates sentenced to jail in Adams County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending June 17.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Nicholas J. Decker for criminal sexual assault of a family member under 18. Nicholas J. Decker spent more than six years incarcerated.

According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, Illinois spends about $37,000 a year per incarcerated person. In a study by Prison Policy Initiative, Illinois’ incarceration rate was at 564 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 850 per 100,000.

One of the issues is how pretrial detainees are now handled. The Vera Institute of Justice noted that pretrial detainees made up 71% of the total jail population.

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 being released who were sentenced in Adams County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Shawn M. McKenziedomestic battery causing bodily harm2023-06-12Graham Correctional Center
Nicholas J. Deckercriminal sexual assault of a family member under 182023-06-14Taylorville Correctional Center
William P. Smith IIIaggravated domestic battery involving strangulation2023-06-16Big Muddy River Correctional Center

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