The inmate being released that served the longest time was John A. Fernandez for child pornography. John A. Fernandez spent more than seven 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Fernandez | CHILD PORN/REPRODUCE/MOV DPTN | 2021-02-05 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Michael T. Grace | POSSESSION OF METH/15<100 GRAMS | 2021-02-17 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Cortez L. Brown | AGG DUI/NO VALID INS | 2021-02-19 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Robert T. Brooks III | AGG BATTERY/PUBLIC PLACE | 2021-02-23 | Robinson Correctional Center |
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