The inmate being released who served the longest time was Marcus D. Upchurch for kidnapping armed with firearm. Marcus D. Upchurch spent more than 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael T. McNeely | AGG BATTERY W/FIREARM/PERSON | 2022-10-04 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Corey L. Vinson | MANU/DEL 15<100 GRAMS COCAINE | 2022-10-09 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Valentin Hernandez | MANU/DEL 15<100 GRAMS COCAINE | 2022-10-10 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Corey A. Ray | VIOLENT OFF/YOUTH FAIL REGIS/FAIL TO REPORT | 2022-10-11 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Lenell D. Williams | POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D) | 2022-10-13 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Shawneen Comage Jr. | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 2022-10-13 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Christopher M. Crow | THEFT <$300/PRIOR CONVICT | 2022-10-17 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Tony Tyus | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV | 2022-10-23 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Keith B. Cunningham | OBSTRUCT JUST/DESTROY EVIDENCE | 2022-10-26 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Lex G. Patkus | THEFT $300<$10,000 | 2022-10-30 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Brian A. Thompson | SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION | 2022-11-02 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Katarius E. Woodland | CRIM SEX ASSAULT/FORCE | 2022-11-03 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Benji Shaw | DOM BTRY/CONTACT/3 PRIOR CONV | 2022-11-04 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Dylan X. Pirtle | MANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE | 2022-11-10 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Courtney Vaughn | AGG UNLAWFUL USE WEAPON/VEH/2ND | 2022-11-11 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Tommie E. Nagle | POSS FIREARM W/ DEFACED SER NO | 2022-11-12 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Enrique T. Vaughan-Montano | MANU/DEL 900+ GRAMS COCAINE | 2022-11-13 | Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center |
| Brandon D. O'Neal | AGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH | 2022-11-22 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Brian J. Simpson | DRIVING W/ SUSPEND/REVOKE LICENSE 3RD | 2022-11-23 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Darius D. Jones | ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL | 2022-11-30 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Isaiah L. Robinson | ARMED VIOL/CATEGORY II WEAP/1ST | 2022-12-02 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Justin A. Creamer | SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION | 2022-12-02 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Matthau J. Askew | UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT | 2022-12-02 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Stephon T. Moss | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2022-12-02 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Kimberly Weddle | AGG DUI/GREAT BODILY HARM | 2022-12-06 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Jamel J. Jelks | MANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE | 2022-12-07 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Marcus D. Upchurch | KIDNAPING ARMED WITH FIREARM | 2022-12-10 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Rakem C. Hill | MANU/DEL 15<100 GRAMS COCAINE | 2022-12-11 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Jerome B. Bryson Jr. | MANU/DEL CANNABIS/30-500 GRAMS | 2022-12-12 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Dontaveous L. Williams | ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 2022-12-13 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Andy R. McCulley | AGG BATTERY/USE DEADLY WEAPON | 2022-12-15 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Terrance L. Bragg | AGG STALKING/VIO REST ORDER | 2022-12-20 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| James L. Kinnel | DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM | 2022-12-21 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Keaon M. Johnson | AGG FLEEING POLICE/21 MPH OVER | 2022-12-22 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Martin A. Brilley | AGG BATTERY/PUBLIC PLACE | 2022-12-23 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Melvin A. Tate | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 2022-12-24 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Jeffrey L. Aubert | RESIST/OBSTRUC OFFICER/INJURY | 2022-12-25 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Christopher L. Schultz | AGG UUW/PERSON/PREV CONVICTION | 2022-12-27 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Sharquez D. Murphy | AGG DUI/DO DRIVER LICENSE | 2022-12-28 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Darrell K. Hubbard | RESIST/OBSTRUC OFFICER/INJURY | 2022-12-29 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
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