The inmate being released that served the longest time was Jeremy V. Beck for aggravated battery with a firearm. Jeremy V. Beck spent more than 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Journey | armed robbery (without a firearm) | 2021-01-04 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Damian Bileck | burglary | 2021-01-04 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Thomas Shepherd | felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior) | 2021-01-04 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Ben J. Sturdivant | aiding with the possession or selling of a stolen vehicle | 2021-01-04 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Larry Letcher | driving with a revoked or suspended license | 2021-01-06 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Alonzo L. Hampton | manufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine | 2021-01-11 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Spring Musick | residential arson | 2021-01-16 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Gregory T. Freels | meth delivery between 5-15 grams | 2021-01-17 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Jason M. Darnell | failure to register a new residence | 2021-01-21 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Blake A. Murdock | domestic battery | 2021-01-22 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Jeremy V. Beck | aggravated battery with a firearm | 2021-01-23 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Michael J. Fisher | manufacturing or delivering controlled substances | 2021-01-24 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Anton A. Davis | aiding with the possession or selling of a stolen vehicle | 2021-01-25 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Lindell Sturdivant | felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior) | 2021-01-26 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Germel L. Banta | manufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of heroin | 2021-01-26 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Regina K. Todd | Theft | 2021-01-27 | Logan Correctional Center |
| William Smith | aggravated robbery | 2021-01-27 | Graham Correctional Center |
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