Jeremy A. Miller, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than eight years incarcerated for drug induced homicide.
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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Boyd | Manufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine | 01/07/2025 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Jeremy A. Miller | Drug induced homicide | 01/10/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Style Gray | Domestic battery causing bodily harm | 01/11/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Garland James | Driving with a revoked or suspended license | 01/11/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Frank Burns | Unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon | 01/14/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Troy McBride | Drug induced homicide | 01/18/2025 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Qwonterian Ivy | Aggravated discharge of a firearm | 01/21/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| William B. Givens | Meth delivery between 5-15 grams | 01/27/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Jeremiah Rosales | Robbery | 01/27/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Rommel B. Denard | Aggravated battery | 01/29/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Shay Hensley | Possession of meth, under five grams | 01/29/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Levi Piercy | Burglary | 01/30/2025 | Joliet Treatment Center |
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