Latoya Hughes Director of Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website
Latoya Hughes Director of Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website
The inmate being released that served the longest time was Christopher L. Reading for murder with the intent to kill or injure. Christopher L. Reading spent more than 31 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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher L. Reading | Murder/Intent to kill/Injure | 05/08/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Paul Stingley | Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm | 05/12/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Adoni Avilez | Poss cannabis/>5,000 grams | 05/22/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Thomas C. Wheeler | Domestic battery/Phy contact/2nd+ | 06/15/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
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