Demarco L. Hill, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 23 years incarcerated for sex crime.
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.
One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.
Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from one year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamara S. Watkins | BURGLARY | 03/01/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Chioke H. Holliday | MANU/DEL 1<15 GRAM FENTANYL | 03/01/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Jason W. Cobb | AID/ABET/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEH | 03/02/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Damyus C. Whitelow | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 03/03/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Darcey F. Robinson Jr. | DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM | 03/04/2025 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Todd S. Helton | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 03/05/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Ashley N. Sundeen | AGG BATTERY/CHILD <13/PERM DISABL | 03/06/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Demarco L. Hill | AGG CRIM SEX ASSAULT/FELONY | 03/09/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Keith D. Ruckes | POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D) | 03/12/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Marcus L. Williams | MANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE | 03/13/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Dustin D. Anderson | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 03/16/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Ricardo Q. Holloway | AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE | 03/18/2025 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Michael A. Swanson | POSS FIREARM/LAND/GANG MEMBER | 03/18/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Nicholas P. Wilkins | POSS AMT CON SUB EXCEPT(A)/(D) | 03/21/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Darrian L. Lamb Jr. | DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM | 03/21/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Robert C. Divine | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV | 03/25/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Deandre D. Hunter | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 03/27/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Eli A. Rice | DRIVING W/ SUSPEND/REVOKE LICENSE 3RD | 03/28/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Troy L. Harper | ATT ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 03/30/2025 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Carlos L. Hogan | AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY | 03/30/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| James D. Ellis | AGG CRIM SEX AB/VIC <18/FAMILY | 03/30/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
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