According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois spends about $45,828 a year per incarcerated person. In a 2023 study by the Prison Policy Initiative, the state's incarceration rate was at 433 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 700 per 100,000.
One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan A. McDonald | Agg battery/Great bodily harm | 01/01/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Brandon A. Herschberger | Crim sex aslt/Family member<18 | 01/04/2025 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Donald L. Tipsword | Domestic battery/Phy contact/2nd+ | 01/05/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Douglas W. Baugher | Child porn/Poss/Moving dptn | 01/06/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Izzika Lewis | Theft decep intent $10,000<$100,000 | 01/08/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| David W. Simpson Jr. | Home invasion/Danderous weap | 01/11/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Raymondo C. Jones | Domestic battery/Phy contact/2nd+ | 01/22/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Bryan C. Walker | Agg domestic battery/Strangle | 02/05/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Breya S. Barry | Robbery | 02/24/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Seth W. Icenogle | Agg crim sex abuse/<5 yr vic | 03/03/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Dytanyuan J. Johnson | Possession of stolen firearm | 03/09/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Joshua B. Elliott | Domestic battery/Bodily harm | 03/10/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Taylor D. Collins | Meth delivery/100<400 gr | 03/15/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Avin A. Waldrop | Possession of meth< 5 grams | 03/25/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
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