Michael E. Strader, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 32 years incarcerated for murder with the intent to kill or injure.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont C. Alberty | BURGLARY | 02/02/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Richard R. Kane | CHIL PORN/PHOTO/VIC <13/PRI | 02/04/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Scott Pilger | AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE | 02/08/2025 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Charles F. Vasquez | DOM BTRY/BOD HARM/4+ PRI CONV | 02/09/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Melvin Hamler | AGG FLEEING/2+ DISOBEY TRAFFIC DEVICES | 02/09/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Dmarlo A. Smith | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 02/11/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Leslie R. Hoffman | METH DELIVERY/5<15 GRAMS | 02/12/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Donald D. Ennis | SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION | 02/12/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Darrian D. Johnson | ATT RECEIVE/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH | 02/13/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Jason C. Spink | AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE | 02/15/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Michael E. Strader | MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE | 02/16/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Charles A. McCarty | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 02/16/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Timothy J. Headrick | VEHICULAR HIJACKING | 02/16/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Terrance T. Strickland | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 02/18/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Lela D. Kirkover | POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D) | 02/21/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Louis Sullivan | MURDER/STRONG PROB KILL/INJURE | 02/21/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Khoury T. Goldberg | DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM | 02/22/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Amanda Runtz | AGG DUI/DEATH OF ANOTHER | 02/25/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Adisa J. Smith | ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 02/28/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
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