The inmate being released that served the longest time was Jeremy L. Cottom for predatory criminal sexual assault. Jeremy L. Cottom spent more than 15 years incarcerated.
According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherilynn Riggs | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 2021-07-05 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Overton M. Fisher | RECKLESS DISCH FIREARM/ENDANGERS | 2021-07-07 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Kyle J. Hostens | METH DELIVERY/5<15 GRAMS | 2021-07-22 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Jeremy L. Cottom | PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT | 2021-07-28 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Terry W. Darst III | AGG DEL METH/PROTECTED/5<15 GRAMS | 2021-08-02 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| David M. Harris | DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM | 2021-08-06 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Jakob D. Hopkins | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2021-08-07 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Nicholas A. Sims | METH DELIVERY/5<15 GRAMS | 2021-08-11 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| London T. Golden | AGGRAVATED ROBBERY | 2021-08-27 | Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center |
| Brandon R. Caudle | MANU/DEL 100<400 GRAMS COCAINE | 2021-09-11 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Radame G. Gallo | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2021-09-27 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
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