The inmate being released who served the longest time was Larry Chestnut for a sex crime. Larry Chestnut spent more than 37 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 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Reed | POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARM | 2023-01-01 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Joshua I. Johnson | METH DELIVERY/5<15 GRAMS | 2023-01-03 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Bryce C. Ross | AGG BATTERY/GREAT BODILY HARM | 2023-01-06 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Levi C. Wiese | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 2023-01-14 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Ronald J. Weigand | POSSESSION OF METH/5<15 GRA | 2023-01-16 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Laronte Long | THREATEN PUBLIC OFFICIAL | 2023-01-18 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Brandon Gondry | AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY | 2023-01-20 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Calvin White | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2023-01-25 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Deantrae Luster | AGG ROBBERY/INDICATE ARM W/FIR | 2023-01-25 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Frank Zamiar | HOME INVASION/DANDEROUS WEAP | 2023-01-25 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Molly Atwood | DUI/4TH+/LIC SUSP OR REVOKE | 2023-01-25 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Andrew T. Bourland | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 2023-02-02 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| David T. Turner Jr. | AGG ROBBERY/INDICATE ARM W/FIR | 2023-02-02 | Hill Correctional Center |
| Amanda Glass | POSSESS 15<100 GRAMS COCAINE | 2023-02-16 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Jared M. Smith | ARMED ROBBERY/ARMED W/FIREARM | 2023-02-18 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Antoine W. Mayers | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2023-02-19 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Nicholas Miller | AGG BATTERY/DISCHARGE FIREARM | 2023-02-21 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| James C. Gouty | AGG ROBBERY/INDICATE ARM W/FIR | 2023-02-23 | Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center |
| Joshua Duprey | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 2023-02-24 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Jason Fairchild | POSSESSION OF METH/5<15 GRA | 2023-02-28 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Delvin L. Willis | MFG/DEL 15<100 GR HEROIN/ANLG | 2023-03-07 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| John Hammett | BURGLARY | 2023-03-17 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Darius J. Brown | AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY | 2023-03-19 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Kristen Schlunaker | POSSESS LOST CREDIT/DEBIT CARD | 2023-03-19 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Larry Chestnut | AGG CRIM SEX ASSAULT/FELONY | 2023-03-23 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Skip T. Wheeler | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV | 2023-03-23 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
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