The inmate being released that served the longest time was Edward E. Wanlass for unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon. Edward E. Wanlass spent more than three 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward E. Wanlass | unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon | 2021-10-04 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Joshua E. Tompkins | aggravated domestic battery | 2021-10-09 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Parese L. Blanks | domestic battery | 2021-10-20 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Ross A. Keith | failing to report weekly as a sex offender for the second time | 2021-12-01 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Kevin L. Helton | residential burglary | 2021-12-05 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Edward W. Fox Sr. | possession of meth under 5 grams | 2021-12-09 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Tyren P. Wilson | unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon | 2021-12-09 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Steven M. Strickland | burglary | 2021-12-23 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Jeremy W. McKee | burglary | 2021-12-24 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
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