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.
Inmates being released who were sentenced in Jefferson County
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey R. Shaw | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$300 | 2022-07-05 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Amber A. Howard | METH MANUFACTURING/15<100 GR | 2022-07-24 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Justin L. Harmon | POSSESSION OF METH/5<15 GRA | 2022-07-27 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| William G. Flanders | METH MANUFACTURING/15<100 GR | 2022-08-09 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Rodney Moore | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 2022-08-10 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Pedro C. Rocha | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2022-08-16 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Kendra Vanscyoc | AID/ABET/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH | 2022-08-22 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Gerrodo D. Forest | ATT HOME INVASION/FIREARM | 2022-08-25 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Reggie L. Shemwell | DRIVING W/ SUSPEND/REVOKE LICENSE 2ND | 2022-09-07 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Thomas C. Garrison | POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS | 2022-09-19 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Chalon T. Penrod | METH DELIVERY<5 GRAMS | 2022-09-20 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| John M. Beahringer | REVOKED/SUSPENDED 2ND DUI | 2022-09-21 | Hill Correctional Center |
| Dylan C. Bruns | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2022-09-26 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Wanda Bullock | METH DELIVERY<5 GRAMS | 2022-09-26 | Decatur Correctional Center |
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