The inmate being released who served the longest time was Christopher Smith for burglary. Christopher Smith spent more than three years incarcerated.
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 2021, 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 Niffen | DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM | 2022-10-10 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| James Lederle | AGG FLEEING POLICE/21 MPH OVER | 2022-10-11 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Amanda Westfall | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 2022-10-16 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Thomas Wellman | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 2022-10-19 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Stephanie West | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 2022-10-20 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Christopher Smith | BURGLARY | 2022-12-10 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| William J. Kochel | AGG FLEEING POLICE/21 MPH OVER | 2022-12-10 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Amanda Johnson | CRIMINAL DAMAGE $10000-$100000 | 2022-12-18 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Stephanie Lestage | CRIM TRES TO RES/PERS PRESENT | 2022-12-18 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Walter W. Lynn | SEX OFF FAIL TO REPORT WEEKLY/2ND | 2022-12-20 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Joshua W. Taylor | DRIVING W/ SUSPEND/REVOKE LICENSE 3RD | 2022-12-23 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
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