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.
One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Johnson | Agg domestic battery/Strangle | 01/13/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Terry L. Benstine | Traveling to meet a minor | 01/29/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Randall Reinagle | Residential burglary | 02/03/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Leo Walker | Use of acct number/Code/>$150 | 02/08/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Manuel Tirado | Driving w/ suspend/Revoke license 2nd | 02/17/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Clara Plair | Agg battery/Harm/Peace officer | 02/19/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Nolan Bressi | Traveling to meet a minor | 02/21/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Matthew R. Housman | Manu/Del 10-15 grams heroin | 02/25/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Delargo L. Gullens | Manu/Del 15/+ grams heroin | 02/27/2025 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Gary A. Schunke | Agg dui/3rd+ | 03/09/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Timothy M. Wheaton | Agg battery/Public place | 03/10/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| David R. Blair | Traveling to meet a minor | 03/13/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Edwin Martinez | Agg dui/Lic susp or revoked | 03/18/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
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