Joseph Hoult Sentenced Following Escape From Corrections Facility
Joseph Hoult, 39, was sentenced in federal court following his escape from a Wisconsin community corrections facility.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 16, 2026, 3:45 p.m. ET
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Aug 16, 2026, 4:20 p.m. ET
Joseph Hoult Sentenced to Additional Prison Time Following Escape
Joseph Hoult, 39, of Urbana, Illinois, has been sentenced in a case prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Wisconsin. The outcome was announced between August 14, 2026, according to 1039wvbo.com, and August 16, 2026, according to fox969.com.
Hoult received an added 10 months in prison, imposed by US District Judge William Conley, according to 1039wvbo.com, or an additional 10 months in prison, according to fox969.com.
According to 1039wvbo.com, the government states Hoult, an inmate in the Wisconsin prison system, escaped from a community corrections facility. According to fox969.com, the government states Hoult escaped from a community corrections facility in the Wisconsin prison system.
Aug 16, 2026, 3:52 p.m. ET
Wisconsin Inmate Sentenced to Additional 10 Months for Facility Escape
On August 14, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Wisconsin announced that Joseph Hoult, 39, from Urbana, Illinois, was sentenced to an added 10 months in prison. U.S. District Judge William Conley imposed the sentence, according to 1039wvbo.com. The government stated that Hoult, an inmate in the Wisconsin prison system, escaped from a community corrections facility.
Aug 16, 2026, 3:45 p.m. ETFirst report
Wisconsin Inmate Sentenced to Additional 10 Months After Facility Escape
On August 14, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Wisconsin announced that Joseph Hoult, a 39-year-old inmate from Urbana, Illinois, was sentenced to an added 10 months in prison, according to 1039wvbo.com. U.S. District Judge William Conley imposed the sentence. This is a developing situation.\n\nAccording to government statements reported by 1039wvbo.com, Hoult was an inmate in the Wisconsin prison system who escaped from a community corrections facility.
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