The inmate being released that served the longest time was Rufus Neal for home invasion. Rufus Neal spent more than 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Duncan | possession of meth under 5 grams | 2021-02-01 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Rufus Neal | home invasion | 2021-02-14 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Charles E. Patterson Jr. | felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior) | 2021-02-17 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Ledale Jones | aggravated robbery | 2021-02-18 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| John J. Nelligan | possession of a controlled substance | 2021-02-20 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Melody J. Burdel | possession of meth under 5 grams | 2021-02-20 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Nicki Johnson | possession of meth under 5 grams | 2021-02-22 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Michael Jones | meth delivery under 5 grams | 2021-02-28 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
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