David S. Sterling II, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than five years incarcerated for aggravated DUI causing death.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William L. Gartee | CHIL SEX OFFEN/RESIDE SAY CARE | 03/02/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Gerry A. Armbruster | AID/ABET/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH | 03/02/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Clayton Shaffer | ATTEMPT AGG ARSON | 03/02/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Douglas A. Rodgers | SEX OFF FAIL TO REPORT WEEKLY/2ND | 03/04/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Natasha N. Theis | POSSESSION OF METH/15<100 GRAMS | 03/06/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Carl E. Johnson | ROBBERY | 03/07/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Jacob D. Board | AGG CRIM SEX ABUSE/VICTIM <13 | 03/10/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Kenneth L. Johnson | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 03/13/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Robert E. Straight | ATTEMPT DISARM PC OFF/CORR EMP | 03/13/2025 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Jeremy J. Waters | VIO ORDER/PRIOR VIO OF ORDER | 03/15/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Jason S. Volger | VIO ORDER/PRIOR VIO OF ORDER | 03/16/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| David S. Sterling II | AGG DUI/DEATH OF ANOTHER | 03/20/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Joseph W. Anderson | AGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH | 03/21/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Anthony W. Tinker | MFG/DEL 15<100 GR FENTANYL | 03/22/2025 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Nicholas D. Butler | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 03/23/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Jaimee N. Butko Vich | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 03/27/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
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