The inmate being released who served the longest time was Joseph Buckman for armed robbery (with a firearm). Joseph Buckman spent more than 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan L. Englin | unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon | 2022-07-12 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Joseph Jennings | aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation | 2022-07-21 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Charles E. Frederick | residential burglary | 2022-07-25 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Tristen B. Grable | sex offender registration violation | 2022-08-09 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Roger Perkins Jr. | possession of meth, under five grams | 2022-08-22 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Gilbert L. Smith | unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon | 2022-08-30 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Ricky M. Starr | driving with a revoked or suspended license | 2022-09-16 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Joseph Buckman | armed robbery (with a firearm) | 2022-09-20 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| James D. White | domestic battery | 2022-09-30 | Graham Correctional Center |
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