The inmate being released that served the longest time was Taevon Ellis for aggravated discharge of a firearm. Taevon Ellis spent more than six 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnie D. Strickling | aggravated criminal sexual abuse, victim under 13 | 2021-07-05 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Demtric Logan | felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior) | 2021-07-09 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Jadequan R. May | felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior) | 2021-07-16 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Jacob McCorkle | possession of a controlled substance | 2021-07-21 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Calvin H. Paino | manufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine | 2021-07-23 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Devail Bryant | domestic battery causing bodily harm | 2021-07-27 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Dashawnta L. Springer | manufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine | 2021-08-08 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Demetrius S. Wells | manufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic near a school or park | 2021-08-12 | Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center |
| Marquita MacK | failure to report accident | 2021-08-23 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Taevon Ellis | aggravated discharge of a firearm | 2021-09-02 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Daniel Washington | manufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine | 2021-09-18 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Rico L. Prince | aggravated domestic battery | 2021-09-25 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
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