The inmate being released that served the longest time was Steven L. Cook for meth delivery between 5-15 grams. Steven L. Cook spent more than four years incarcerated.
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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy C. Finley | possession of meth, under five grams | 01/16/2025 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Steven L. Cook | meth delivery between 5-15 grams | 01/19/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Blake Featherstone | driving with a revoked or suspended license | 02/18/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Randle H. Giller | driving with a revoked or suspended license | 02/21/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Joshua R. Wesselman | aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation | 02/26/2025 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Jarid Walker | armed robbery (without a firearm) | 02/28/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Travis S. Wooters | burglary | 03/13/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
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