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.
Inmates being released who were sentenced in Stephenson County
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Denson | SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION | 2021-07-02 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Damon Y. Shipp Jr. | ATTEMPT ARMED VIO/CATEGORY I WEAPON | 2021-07-06 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Marcus E. Hayes | VIOLENT OFF/YOUTH FAIL REGIS/FAIL TO REPORT | 2021-07-12 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Britton S. Jackson | AGG BATTERY/PUBLIC PLACE | 2021-07-21 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Geoffrey A. Claiborne | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$300 | 2021-07-30 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Thomas E. Simmons Sr. | BURGLARY | 2021-08-20 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Jameraqua L. McClain | BURGLARY W/O CAUSING DAMAGE | 2021-09-06 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Issom A. Brown | AGG CRIM SEX ASSAULT/BODILY HARM | 2021-09-12 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Jason J. Driver | ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 2021-09-17 | Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center |
| Tj A. Sledge | AGG FLEEING POLICE/21 MPH OVER | 2021-09-21 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Nathan R. Pack | ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 2021-09-25 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
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