The inmate being released who served the longest time was Bruce W. Hedden for murder with the intent to kill or injure. Bruce W. Hedden spent more than 28 years incarcerated.
According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability's most recent information, 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 in 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Combs | METH MANUFACTURING<15 GRAMS | 2023-01-10 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Nickolas Petty | RETAIL THEFT/EMERGENCY EXIT/>$300 | 2023-01-16 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Heath C. Maynor | POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS | 2023-01-22 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Dakota Bolson | POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS | 2023-01-25 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Christopher Parr | BURGLARY | 2023-01-28 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Tracy Crafton | POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS | 2023-02-04 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Taylor Catton | UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT/VEH/STOLEN | 2023-02-10 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Christopher E. Jones | AGG BATTERY/PUBLIC PLACE | 2023-02-12 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Darren Pasley | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/<$300/PREV CONV | 2023-02-13 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Jerry L. Burch | AGG BATTERY/PUBLIC PLACE | 2023-02-17 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Kaleb Frye | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 2023-02-24 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| David A. Lewis | SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION | 2023-02-28 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Eddie Ballard | AGG CRIM SEX ABUSE/<5 YR VIC | 2023-02-28 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Zachary Rynearson | DOMESTIC BATTERY/VIOL PROTECT ORDER | 2023-03-01 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Andy Bernard | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$300 | 2023-03-08 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Joseph Dozard | POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS | 2023-03-10 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Brandon Enlow | ARMED ROBBERY | 2023-03-14 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Chad Lane | PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT | 2023-03-16 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Bruce W. Hedden | MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE | 2023-03-21 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Jason Malzewski | AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER | 2023-03-21 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Layne A. Force | SEX OFF FAIL REPORT CHANGE ADDR/EMPL | 2023-03-24 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
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