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Joseph Hoult Sentenced to 10 Months for Escape from Wisconsin Facility

A 39-year-old Urbana man was sentenced in federal court after escaping a community corrections facility.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 16, 2026, 7:34 a.m. ET
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On August 15, 2026, U.S. Attorney Chadwick M. Elgersma for the Western District of Wisconsin announced that Joseph Hoult, 39, of Urbana, Illinois, was to 10 months in federal prison for escaping from a community corrections facility. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley imposed the sentence, which will run consecutive to Hoult's remaining undischarged sentence. This remains a developing case. According to court documents released by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Hoult was previously to federal prison by a judge in the Central District of Illinois on December 20, 2013. On October 24, 2025, he was transferred to a community corrections facility in the Western District of Wisconsin. Hoult removed his GPS monitoring device and escaped from the facility on November 30, 2025, remaining undetected until his arrest on March 18, 2026. Hoult plead guilty to the charge on July 8, 2026. At sentencing, Judge Conley explained that a period of additional incarceration was warranted given Hoult's decision to escape. The United States Marshals Service investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney David Reinhard conducted the prosecution.

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