The inmate being released who served the longest time was David J. Pederson for aggravated vehicular hijacking with a weapon. David J. Pederson spent more than nine years incarcerated.
According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability's most recent information, 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 in 2021, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codey Ince | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 2022-10-03 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Cortez M. Johnson | RESIDENTIAL ARSON | 2022-10-09 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| David J. Pederson | AGG VEHICULAR HIJACKING/WEAPON | 2022-10-15 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Jason M. Upton | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 2022-10-15 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Jeffrey Jimenez | METH DELIVERY<5 GRAMS | 2022-10-17 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| James B. Lockwood | METH DELIVERY/15<100 GRAMS | 2022-10-18 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Heather D. Rowe | ROBBERY | 2022-10-19 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Dezjuan L. Bellamy | SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION | 2022-10-20 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Paul McCormick | DISPOSE METH MANUF WASTE | 2022-10-22 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Garret A. Beppler | SEX OFF FAIL TO REPORT ANNUALLY | 2022-10-26 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Rosa Rios | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 2022-11-03 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| John B. McCowen | MANU/DEL OTHER AMT NARCOTIC SCHED I&II | 2022-11-07 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Bryant M. Harris | AGG DUI/LIC SUSP OR REVOKED | 2022-11-14 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Dana M. Ince | METHAMPHETAMINE CONSPIRACY | 2022-11-20 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Charles Peterson | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV | 2022-11-23 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| John E. Payne Jr. | METH MANUFACTURING/15<100 GR | 2022-11-29 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Ronald D. Howell | BURGLARY | 2022-12-02 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Travis R. Paradee | RESIST/OBSTRUC OFFICER/INJURY | 2022-12-07 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| David M. Knox | POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D) | 2022-12-30 | Robinson Correctional Center |
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