The inmate being released that served the longest time was Joshua Blackwell for predatory criminal sexual assault. Joshua Blackwell spent more than 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Blackwell | PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT | 2021-02-05 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Marcus D. Craig | FELON ESCAPE/PEACE OFFICER | 2021-02-05 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Steven A. Caldwell | SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION | 2021-02-06 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Antoin J. Crawford | AGG DUI LIC SUSP OR REVOKED | 2021-02-06 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Paul A. Verbarg | PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT | 2021-02-07 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Douglass D. Driver | AID/ABET/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH | 2021-02-07 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Kenneth K. Patton Sr. | POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D) | 2021-02-10 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Latasha M. Dunn | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV | 2021-02-15 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Howard W. Wilson | CRIM SEX ASSAULT/FORCE | 2021-02-18 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Joseph R. Goode | MANU/DEL OTHER AMT NARC SCHED I&II | 2021-02-23 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Kayon L. Toy | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 2021-02-26 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| William L. Batiste | POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D) | 2021-02-27 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Tyran A. Mueller | AGG ROBBERY/INDICATE ARM W/FIR | 2021-02-28 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
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