The inmate being released who served the longest time was Lawrence E. Cooper for armed robbery (with a firearm). Lawrence E. Cooper spent more than five years incarcerated.
According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability's most recent information, 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 in 2021, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Felton | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 2022-10-02 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Christopher Frakes | BURGLARY | 2022-10-20 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Katlynn Hoffman | METH DELIVERY<5 GRAMS | 2022-11-05 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Kacey Williams | POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D) | 2022-11-06 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Ray Grayson | FELON FAIL TO RETURN FROM FURLOUGH | 2022-11-06 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Ashley B. McCullah | AGG ASLT/OP MOTOR VEH/STRUCK | 2022-11-10 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Lawrence E. Cooper | ARMED ROBBERY/ARMED W/FIREARM | 2022-11-11 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Megan Newquist | AGG FLEEING POLICE/21 MPH OVER | 2022-11-22 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Anthony Johnston | USE FORGED CREDIT/DEBIT CARD/<$300 | 2022-12-04 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Taylor Ross | AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER | 2022-12-06 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Thomas A. Cluck II | AGG CRIM SEX ABUSE/<5 YR VIC | 2022-12-07 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
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