Tanya Bradshe Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | https://department.va.gov
Tanya Bradshe Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | https://department.va.gov
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 jail growth in the state.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyesha N. Williams | Possession of meth< 5 grams | 07/11/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Halle Ramey | Residential burglary | 07/15/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Joshua M. Schulte | Ret theft/Disp merch/<$300/Prev conv | 08/02/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Melanie Scerba | Possession of meth< 5 grams | 08/18/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| James E. Wildhaber | Agg dui/4 | 08/20/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Gilberto S. Rodriquez | Pred crim sex asslaut/Victim <13 | 09/03/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Blake A. Ross | Agg del meth/Protected/100+ gr | 09/05/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Drew C. Olsson | Intimidation/Physical harm | 09/05/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Justin M. Brake | Theft $300<$10,000 | 09/05/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Steven D. Whitaker | Domestic battery/Phy contact/2nd+ | 09/15/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Anthony Evans | Agg battery/Public place | 09/17/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| James M. Caskey | Agg battery/Child <13/Perm disabl | 09/17/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
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