Sheila Rice Sentenced to 12 Years Prison for Aggravated Battery

[May 08, 2017]  On April 25, 2017, Associate Judge William Workman accepted a fully negotiated plea agreement which sentence Sheila Rice to 12 years in prison for the offense of Aggravated Battery, a class 2 felony.

The conviction and sentence stem from a June 30, 2016 incident at Logan Correctional Center. Sheila Rice, an inmate at Logan Correctional Center, was involved in a verbal altercation with another inmate.

Correctional Officer Allison Kenney responded to the scene. Correctional Officer Kennedy gave commands for inmate Rice to go back to her room – which were ignored. Correctional Officer Kennedy stepped in front of inmate Rice to prevent a physical altercation when inmate Rice punched and kicked Correctional Officer Kennedy.

Sheila Rice is currently serving an 8 year sentence for Attempted Murder and a 7 year sentence for Aggravated Arson – both cases coming from Cook County. Sheila Rice’s 12 year sentence will not begin until she has served her Cook County sentences.

[Jonathan C. Wright
Logan County State’s Attorney]