The inmate being released that served the longest time was Michelle Wollenweber for possession of meth, under five grams. Michelle Wollenweber spent more than two years incarcerated.
According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Pruitt | UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT | 2021-11-07 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Joshua Champlin | AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER | 2021-11-11 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Ashley N. Underwood | POSSESS ELEC CONTRABAND PENAL INST | 2021-11-11 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Heather R. Gettings | POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS | 2021-12-07 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Michelle Wollenweber | POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS | 2021-12-09 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Michael Heath | POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D) | 2021-12-17 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Matthew A. Yost | SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION | 2021-12-17 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Justin C. Littleton | BURGLARY | 2021-12-24 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
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