Quincy Reporter

There are seven inmates sentenced in Adams County set to be released from jail in June, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Gerald J. Waterman, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 22 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'armed robbery (without a firearm)'.

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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Adam R. Niemeier	Aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation	06/04/2025	East Moline Correctional Center
Gerald J. Waterman	Armed robbery (without a firearm)	06/08/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Jonah R. Moulton	Failing to report annually as a sex offender	06/09/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center
Marty L. Owsley II	Aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation	06/10/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Edwin D. Rodgers	Possession of meth under 5 grams	06/20/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Jasmine D. Forrest	Possession of a controlled substance	06/26/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Christina R. Kelley	Possession of meth between 5-15 grams	06/29/2025	Decatur Correctional Center