Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
The inmate being released that served the longest time was Gerald J. Waterman for armed robbery (without a firearm). Gerald J. Waterman spent more than 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles A. Markert Jr. | Poss of meth < 5 grams | 04/01/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Jason M. Lugena | Poss of meth < 5 grams | 04/03/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Zachary Jarnagin | Agg domestic battery/Strangle | 04/04/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Robert E. Guthrie Jr. | Poss of meth < 5 grams | 04/09/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Nicholas R. Conrad | Crim dmg/Govt prop/<$500 | 04/13/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Joseph S. Dickerson | Agg domestic battery/Strangle | 04/19/2025 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Deandre Hobson | Agg domestic battery/Strangle | 04/26/2025 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Tara M. Johnson | Domestic battery/Bodily harm | 04/26/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Brandon A. Schorn | Aid/Abet/Poss/Sell stolen veh | 05/08/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Douglas J. Craft | Sex offender regis violation | 05/11/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Joshua D. Billingsley | Ret theft/Disp merch/<$300/Prev conv | 05/17/2025 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Nicholas C. Ray | Aggravated battery/Victim 60+ | 05/21/2025 | Hill Correctional Center |
| Kurt W. Bair | Driving w/ revoke/Suspend license 2nd+ | 05/23/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Stephen W. Williams II | Driving w/ suspend/Revoke license 10-14 | 05/28/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Adam R. Niemeier | Agg domestic battery/Strangle | 06/04/2025 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Gerald J. Waterman | Armed robbery/No firearm | 06/08/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Jonah R. Moulton | Sex off fail to report annually | 06/09/2025 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Marty L. Owsley II | Agg domestic battery/Strangle | 06/10/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Edwin D. Rodgers | Poss of meth < 5 grams | 06/20/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Jasmine D. Forrest | Poss amt con sub except(a)/(d) | 06/26/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Christina R. Kelley | Possession of meth/5<15 gra | 06/29/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
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