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, six men are set to be released over this period. Stanley Ballinger, who served the longest sentence among them, spent one year incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'theft control intent <$500 prior'.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew S. Burton | Agg battery/Great bodily harm | 07/27/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Dennis L. Telfer | Poss of meth < 5 grams | 07/28/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Michael J. Piccini | Agg dui/Lic susp or revoked | 07/29/2025 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Stanley Ballinger | Theft control intent <$500 prior | 07/30/2025 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Mark A. Miller Jr. | Aggravated cruelty to animals | 07/31/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Treshon A. Smith | Agg fleeing police/21 mph over | 08/02/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
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