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Thursday, July 3, 2025

Q3: 7 inmates sentenced in Effingham County to be released

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There were seven inmates sentenced to jail in Effingham County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the third quarter.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Derek A. Britz for meth delivery under 5 grams. Derek A. Britz spent more than three 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Effingham County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Ralph RandallRECKLESS HOMICIDE2021-07-12Vandalia Correctional Center
Derek A. BritzMETH DELIVERY<5 GRAMS2021-07-16Illinois River Correctional Center
Devon R. MatlockVIOLENT OFF/YOUTH FAIL REGISTER IN ILLINOIS2021-07-19Vandalia Correctional Center
Benjamin CalkinsAGG BATTERY/GREAT BODILY HARM2021-08-08Lincoln Correctional Center
Jacob D. BeckBURGLARY W/O CAUSING DAMAGE2021-08-10East Moline Correctional Center
Jeremy L. ChristyGROOMING2021-09-09Lawrence Correctional Center
Marcus BrewerSEX OFF FAIL REGISTER NEW RESIDENCE2021-09-25Lawrence Correctional Center

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