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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Rupert | FELON ESCAPE/PEACE OFFICER | 2023-03-06 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Kenneth Darron | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2023-03-06 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Todd King | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2023-03-06 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| James Humphries | SEX OFF FAIL TO REPORT ANNUALLY | 2023-03-10 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Tanesha Washington | ARMED VIOL/CATEGORY II WEAPON | 2023-03-10 | Logan Correctional Center |
| William Row | METH DELIVERY/15<100 GRAMS | 2023-03-11 | Graham Correctional Center |
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