Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
The inmate being released that served the longest time was Benjamin R. Wells for criminal sexual assault of a family member under 18. Benjamin R. Wells spent more than 10 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.
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 prison population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William L. Bertoldi | possession of meth between 5-15 grams | 04/06/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Eliza Brumberlow | meth delivery between 5-15 grams | 04/07/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Russell A. Oakley | burglary | 04/16/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Kelly C. White | meth delivery under 5 grams | 04/17/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Benjamin R. Wells | criminal sexual assault of a family member under 18 | 04/20/2025 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Brittany R. Lishman | meth delivery under 5 grams | 04/30/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Richard E. Lafferty | driving with a revoked or suspended license | 04/30/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Kaitlyn Doht | possession of a controlled substance | 05/01/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Sevdali Ferati | aiding with the possession or selling of a stolen vehicle | 05/01/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Aaron Hartline | aggravated criminal sexual abuse, victim under 13 | 05/17/2025 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Daniel J. Vickery | possession of meth, under five grams | 05/17/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Jeremy R. Jarman | failing to register a new address as a sex offender | 06/25/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
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