Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Reginald Alexander, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 10 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'armed robbery (with a firearm)'.
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.
Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative highlighted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than that of convicted individuals, possibly one of the leading causes of prison population growth in the state.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen D. Elliott | POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARM | 09/01/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Billy J. Clark | AID/ABET/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH | 09/02/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Henry H. Brown | MANU/DEL COCAINE/SCHOOL/PUB HOUS/PARK | 09/03/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Anthony D. Ballinger | DOM BTRY/CONTACT/3 PRIOR CONV | 09/08/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Reginald Alexander | ARMED ROBBERY/ARMED W/FIREARM | 09/09/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Zacharie S. Clay | VEHICULAR HIJACKING | 09/09/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Elsaventer Branch | AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER | 09/11/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Andrea P. Statham | METH DELIVERY/5<15 GRAMS | 09/15/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Jody C. Wesley | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 09/21/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Kendrick M. Hunter | CHILD PORN/REPRODUCE/MOV DPTN | 09/26/2025 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
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