Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Brett Barakman, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than six years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)'.
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.
Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative highlighted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than that of convicted individuals, possibly one of the leading causes of jail growth in the state.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Solis | Aggravated battery against an officer of the peace | 06/04/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Robert L. Hetherington II | Aggravated battery against an officer of the peace | 06/11/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Brett Barakman | Felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior) | 06/12/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Tevin Hoye | Possession of a controlled substance | 06/16/2025 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Terrin Willis | Meth delivery between 5-15 grams | 06/18/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Darryl R. Vinson | Failing to report weekly as a sex offender for the second time | 06/22/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Richard D. Britz | Aggravated burglary with use of a deadly weapon | 06/25/2025 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Cedric Haynes | Manufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine | 06/25/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Armand D. Wilson | Burglary | 06/25/2025 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Xavier Caldwell | Burglary without causing damage | 06/25/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Timothy Stremlau | Violent order | 06/28/2025 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Mitchell Reams | Sex offender registration violation | 06/28/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
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