Khematen Shelton, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than five years incarcerated for manufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of heroin.
According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois spends about $45,828 a year per incarcerated person. In a 2023 study by the Prison Policy Initiative, the state's incarceration rate was at 433 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 700 per 100,000.
One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip R. Dierker | AID/ABET/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH | 01/06/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Darius Bostic | UNLAWFUL POSS/DRIVER/VEH/STOLEN | 01/07/2025 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Demarlo D. Taylor | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 01/09/2025 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Darryon Wallace | AGG BATTERY/GREAT BODILY HARM | 01/10/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Lucas C. Schmerbauch | CRIMINAL SEX ASSAULT/CONSENT | 01/11/2025 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Seneca Powe | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 01/11/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Matthew W. Donithan | METH DELIVERY/15<100 GRAMS | 01/13/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Richard J. Mullins | POSSESS ELEC CONTRABAND PENAL INST | 01/17/2025 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Christopher A. Douglas | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 01/17/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Demarshay Garner | AGG DISCHARGE FIREARM/OCC VEH | 01/17/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Armond L. Johnson | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 01/23/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Jerrell H. Campbell | DOMESTIC BATTERY/ CONTACT/PRIOR | 01/23/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Jacob Houston | POSSESSION OF METH/5<15 GRA | 01/24/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Darnell Jones | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$300 | 01/26/2025 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Antwaun Alexander | CRIM SEX ASSAULT/FORCE | 01/29/2025 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Khematen Shelton | MFG/DEL 15<100 GR HEROIN/ANLG | 01/30/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Matthew E. Warnack | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 01/30/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
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