The inmate being released who served the longest time was Jordan Dougherty for aggravated criminal sexual abuse, victim under 13. Jordan Dougherty spent more than 10 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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn O. Durham | BURGLARY | 2023-05-14 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Christopher A. Southerland | BURGLARY | 2023-05-15 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Jordan Dougherty | AGG CRIM SEX ABUSE/VICTIM <13 | 2023-05-15 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Joshua Norbury | THEFT <$300 | 2023-05-15 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Traveon Brown | AGG DISCHARGE FIREARM/OCC BLDG | 2023-05-15 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Leon English | AGGRAVATED BATTERY/TAXI DRIVER | 2023-05-16 | Menard Correctional Center |
| William Crane | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$300 | 2023-05-16 | Graham Correctional Center |
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