Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
The inmate being released that served the longest time was Cody J. Parsons for drug induced homicide. Cody J. Parsons spent more than five years incarcerated.
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.
Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative highlighted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than that of convicted individuals, possibly one of the leading causes of prison population growth in the state.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Wright | Forgery/Issue/Deliver document | 07/03/2025 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Benjamin E. Clifton | Meth delivery/5<15 grams | 07/11/2025 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Jeremy D. Hurley | Agg battery/Public place | 07/18/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Christopher J. Cox | Manu/Del 01-15 grams cocaine | 07/24/2025 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Thomas E. Murdock Jr. | Att foil/Defeat screen test | 07/30/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Michael L. Brown | Meth delivery<5 grams | 08/03/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Stephanie Noble | Meth delivery/5<15 grams | 08/22/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Cody J. Parsons | Drug induced homicide | 08/24/2025 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Samantha N. Pearson | Domestic battery/Phy contact/2nd+ | 08/25/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| David L. McConkey | Agg dui/Lic susp or revoked | 08/28/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Cody A. Carter | Possession of meth< 5 grams | 09/07/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Wylesha K. Ayres | Involuntary manslaughter | 09/14/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
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