According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability's most recent information, 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 in 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin L. Smith | DUI/4TH+/LIC SUSP OR REVOKE | 2023-01-05 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Joshua Meagher | AGG DUI/4 | 2023-01-14 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Steven M. Berglund | AGG BATTERY/CHILD <13/PERM DISABL | 2023-01-18 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Curtis K. Poe | AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER | 2023-01-22 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Heather J. Ryan | AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER | 2023-01-22 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Arlie J. Rice | DOM BTRY/BOD HARM/4+ PRI CONV | 2023-01-23 | Hill Correctional Center |
| James E. Chism | CRIM SEX ASSAULT/CANT CONSENT | 2023-01-23 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Shane M. Rexroad | FORGERY/ISSUE/DELIVER DOCUMENT | 2023-02-05 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Benjamin B. Ruble | CHILD PORN/REPRODUCE/SELL | 2023-02-14 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Devin T. Oberjat | 15<200 OBJECT/PARTS LSD/ANALOG | 2023-02-15 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Jeffrey J. Hankerson | MANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE | 2023-02-22 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Paul Chandler | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 2023-02-23 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Brandon R. Swiskoski | CHILD PORN/POSS FILM/PHOTOS | 2023-02-25 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Derek E. Dill Jr. | MANU/DEL 10-15 GRAMS HEROIN | 2023-02-26 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Dennis K. Montgomery | BURGLARY | 2023-02-28 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| George M. Pozeg | MANU/DEL 15<100 GRAMS COCAINE | 2023-03-01 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Douglas B. Larson | CHILD PORN/REPRODUCE/MOV DPTN | 2023-03-04 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Jeff S. Burroughs | AGGRAVATED BATTERY/VICTIM 60+ | 2023-03-05 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| John P. Parker | ROBBERY | 2023-03-08 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Anthony M. Quinones | SEX OFF FAIL TO REPORT WEEKLY/2ND | 2023-03-12 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Latrice Wright | AGG BATTERY/USE DEADLY WEAPON | 2023-03-15 | Logan Correctional Center |
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