The inmate being released who served the longest time was Jason L. Clong for meth delivery under 5 grams. Jason L. Clong spent more than four 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn M. Chasteen | possession of meth, under five grams | 2023-01-04 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Jason L. Clong | meth delivery under 5 grams | 2023-01-08 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Linda L. Foss | felon failing to return from furlough | 2023-01-18 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Chad D. Leverette | possession of meth, under five grams | 2023-01-19 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Deaundre K. Howell | meth delivery under 5 grams | 2023-01-30 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| John L. Clifford | aggravated DUI | 2023-02-11 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Rochelle R. Sephus | failing to report annually as a sex offender | 2023-02-23 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Gerald T. Horne | driving with a revoked or suspended license | 2023-02-26 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Donald J. Shaw | aggravated robbery | 2023-02-28 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Douglas J. Scheuerman | failing to report weekly as a sex offender for the second time | 2023-03-03 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Robert F. Barnes | possession of meth, under five grams | 2023-03-29 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
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