The inmate being released who served the longest time was Zachary E. Hawk for possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine. Zachary E. Hawk spent more than five 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance P. Hellige | domestic battery causing bodily harm | 2022-01-05 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Christopher D. Reddin | aggravated battery | 2022-01-18 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Casey J. Yonts | failing to report weekly as a sex offender for the second time | 2022-02-22 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Johnny L. Skurat | Theft | 2022-02-26 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Juan R. Martinez | possession of meth, under five grams | 2022-03-03 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Johni K. Johnson | meth delivery under 5 grams | 2022-03-05 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Zachary E. Hawk | possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine | 2022-03-11 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Tony Cunningham | aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a victim under 5 | 2022-03-13 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Joshua R. Boldrey | domestic battery with 3 prior convictions | 2022-03-14 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Richard Crothers | manufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic | 2022-03-22 | Graham Correctional Center |
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