Miguel Gutierrez, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 20 years incarcerated for murder knowing there was a strong probability of death or injury.
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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis M. Arteaga | AGG DUI/LIC SUSP OR REVOKED | 03/01/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Joshua L. Mercado | AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY | 03/14/2025 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| James B. Harmon | AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY | 03/14/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Damon Cook Jr. | ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL | 03/19/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| John W. Adams Jr. | DOM BTRY/BOD HARM/3 PRECONV | 03/20/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Matthew C. Nero | DOMESTIC BATTERY/ CONTACT/PRIOR | 03/20/2025 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Giovanni Chavez-Zamora | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM/PAROLE | 03/21/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Richard W. Haak | POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS | 03/25/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Keith D. Hunt | DOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM | 03/29/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Keith Bullock | CRIM DMG/GOVT PROP/<$500 | 03/30/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Miguel Gutierrez | MURDER/STRONG PROB KILL/INJURE | 03/31/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
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