The inmate being released that served the longest time was Steven G. Newman for murder in the commission of a felony. Steven G. Newman spent more than 20 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.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven G. Newman | murder in the commission of a felony | 2021-10-18 | Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center |
| Julian Romero | criminal sexual assault of a family member under 18 | 2021-11-14 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Darren B. Harris | felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior) | 2021-11-18 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Tanner Perry | armed robbery | 2021-12-09 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Connor Q. Corrigan | possession of a controlled substance | 2021-12-09 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Sean N. Williams | aggravated battery against an officer of the peace | 2021-12-13 | Pontiac Correctional Center |
| Kevin Bridgeforth | aggravated DUI | 2021-12-25 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
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