The inmate being released who served the longest time was Lavester Bell for predatory criminal sexual assault. Lavester Bell spent more than 17 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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell L. Jones | SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION | 2021-12-06 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Kendell Pelt | ATTEMPT BURGLARY | 2021-12-06 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Christopher S. Ryan | ATT ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 2021-12-07 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Damon D. Simmons | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 2021-12-07 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| David Beard | AGGRAVATED BATTERY/NURSE | 2021-12-09 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Jacobb Knobbe | ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL | 2021-12-10 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Lavester Bell | PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT | 2021-12-11 | East Moline Correctional Center |
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