McHenry Times

There are 25 inmates sentenced in McHenry County set to be released from prison during the second quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Edward A. Milka for murder in the commission of a felony. Edward A. Milka spent more than 27 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 prison population 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
Austin Gehrke	Threaten public official	04/01/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Norman Brown	Possess 15<100 grams cocaine	04/04/2025	Western Illinois Correctional Center
Jonathan B. Sawyer	Possess 15<100 grams cocaine	04/09/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Mardoqueo Vasquez-Ortiz	Crim sex assault/Force	04/09/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Matthew D. Looper	Dom btry/Bod harm/4+ pri conv	04/13/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Jennifer F. Moffat	Forgery /Make or alter document	04/20/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Kishaun Davis	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	04/21/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Matthew S. Zeis	Agg dui/3rd+	04/21/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Zachary Herman	Agg domestic battery/Strangle	04/21/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Thomas C. Wilson	Possess 15<100 grams cocaine	05/01/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Brody Coudal	Poss amt con sub except(a)/(d)	05/05/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Gregory A. Williams	Forgery/Issue/Deliver document	05/06/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Mitchell A. Thompsen	Agg aslt peace off/Fire/Er wrk	05/10/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Timothy Ritchie	Burglary	05/19/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Kenneth A. Sabaj	Driving w/ revoke/Suspend license 2nd+	05/23/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Juwan Garrett	Ret theft/Disp merch/>$300	05/27/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Alexander T. Campos	Residential arson	06/01/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Migue Hernandez-Solorzano	Attempt murder/Intent to kill/Injure	06/01/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Marco A. Gomez	Possess 15<100 grams cocaine	06/07/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Michael E. Ueck	Agg dui/4th/Lic susp or revoked	06/10/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Edward A. Milka	Murder/Other forcible felony	06/12/2025	Hill Correctional Center
Roman Castro	Mfg/Del 100<400 gr hero/Anlg	06/17/2025	Danville Correctional Center
Robert Ganske	Agg dui/4	06/18/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Christopher Cooper	Crim sex aslt/Family member<18	06/22/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Austin M. Billa	Pred crim sex asslaut/Victim <13	06/28/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center