The inmate being released that served the longest time was Demetrius M. Hardrick for home invasion that caused an injury. Demetrius M. Hardrick spent more than 15 years incarcerated.
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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romello Askew | meth delivery between 5-15 grams | 01/02/2025 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Brandon McLaren | residential burglary | 01/03/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Jamie Campbell | possession of meth, under five grams | 01/10/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Destin Sundberg | possession of meth under 5 grams | 01/11/2025 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Trent Swank | aggravated discharge of a firearm | 02/01/2025 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Demetrius M. Hardrick | home invasion that caused an injury | 02/14/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Keith D. Scott | aggravated discharge of a firearm | 02/20/2025 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Diele D. Jones | aggravated battery against an officer of the peace | 03/05/2025 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Richard A. Garza Jr. | aggravated battery | 03/12/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Carlton Hall-Cassidy | possession of meth between 15-100 grams | 03/13/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Amber Williams | meth delivery under 5 grams | 03/19/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
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