Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
In total, 10 men are set to be released over this period. Herman Taliaferro, who served the longest sentence among them, spent four years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'aggravated robbery'.
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.
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.
Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative highlighted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than that of convicted individuals, possibly one of the leading causes of prison population growth in the state.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston M. Thompson | Domestic battery/Bodily harm | 06/15/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Guerino M. Ruffini | Driving w/ suspend/Revoke license 4-9 | 06/16/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Martin A. Brilley | Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm | 06/17/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Lester Jones | Sex off fail to report weekly/2nd | 06/17/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Jeffrey L. Johnson | Agg dui/3 | 06/18/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Herman Taliaferro | Agg robbery/Indicate arm w/Fir | 06/19/2025 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Keith D. Ruckes | Crim dmg to prop $300-10000 | 06/19/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Demarco D. Wheeler | Agg dui/Lic susp or revoked | 06/19/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Andrew S. Groves | Residential burglary | 06/19/2025 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Nasharie L. Boyd | Residential burglary | 06/21/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
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