The inmate being released that served the longest time was Henry Copeland for attempted murder with intent to kill or injure. Henry Copeland spent more than 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Rolfe | aggravated battery on a child under 13 causing great bodily harm | 2021-02-03 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Hayes Miller | possession of a controlled substance | 2021-02-05 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Shawn Greene | aiding with the possession or selling of a stolen vehicle | 2021-02-06 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Jeremy W. Owens | manufacturing or delivery of 10-15 grams of heroin | 2021-02-09 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Cory J. Jones | possession of a controlled substance | 2021-02-10 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Christian S. Halberstadt | burglary without causing damage | 2021-02-11 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Percy Bolden | manufacturing or delivery of 15-100 grams of heroin | 2021-02-11 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Darius Steward | aggravated battery while discharging a firearm | 2021-02-12 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Sammie McClinton | burglary of a school or place of worship | 2021-02-13 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Brian R. Sheppard | armed habitual criminal | 2021-02-15 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Guy M. Whitlow | aggravated battery causing great bodily harm | 2021-02-15 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Christopher Williams | residential burglary | 2021-02-17 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Demarcus L. Flemming | illegal possession of a firearm | 2021-02-17 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Matthew P. Hagen | possession of a controlled substance | 2021-02-19 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Gary Briner | Theft | 2021-02-24 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| David L. Marshall | aggravated fleeing police | 2021-02-24 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Benny T. Southard | burglary | 2021-02-26 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Anthony D. Newman | sex offender registration violation | 2021-02-26 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Henry Copeland | attempted murder with intent to kill or injure | 2021-02-28 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Edward W. Wilkins | felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior) | 2021-02-28 | Menard Correctional Center |
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