The inmate being released that served the longest time was Christian Contreras for aggravated discharge of a firearm. Christian Contreras spent more than seven 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.
One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Contreras | Agg discharge firearm/Occ veh | 01/04/2025 | Danville Correctional Center |
| James Black | Poss 15>100 gr ecstasy/Analog | 01/17/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Charles Shoffner | Meth delivery<5 grams | 01/19/2025 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Sheldon Maze | Armed habitual criminal | 01/25/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Jahmal Jackson | Agg battery/Pregnant/Handicapped | 02/07/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Kyron Wilson Ayers | Agg discharge firearm/Occ veh | 02/09/2025 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Alante Ginyard | Agg discharge firearm/Occ veh | 02/13/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Jordan Miles | Agg crim sex assault/Victim <9 | 02/14/2025 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Michael Westley | Aggravated battery/Strangle | 02/18/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Ricardo A. Vasquez Jr. | Attempt murder/Intent to kill/Injure | 03/18/2025 | Pontiac Correctional Center |
| Nelson Washington | Agg battery/Pregnant/Handicapped | 03/27/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Corey Wilborn | Agg domestic battery/Strangle | 03/28/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
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