Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
David H. King Jr., who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 14 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'aggravated battery with a firearm'.
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.
Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative highlighted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than that of convicted individuals, possibly one of the leading causes of prison population growth in the state.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Espinoza | MANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE | 09/05/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Johnny L. Lyles | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 09/08/2025 | Pontiac Correctional Center |
| Robert White | SEX OFF FAIL REGISTER NEW RESIDENCE | 09/11/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Cordale P. Hallin | CHIL PORN/PHOTO/VIC <13/PRI | 09/15/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Kenneth C. Diamond | RECEIVE/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEHICLE | 09/15/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Robert Deberry | RECEIVE/POSS/SELL STOLEN VEHICLE | 09/15/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Atraya Cooper | POSS FIREARM/FOID NO ISSUE/NO ELIG | 09/16/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Kyle Zehme | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 09/20/2025 | Danville Correctional Center |
| David H. King Jr. | AGG BATTERY W/FIREARM/PERSON | 09/24/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Jaleel Johnson | AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER | 09/25/2025 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| William D. Lee | ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL | 09/25/2025 | Pontiac Correctional Center |
| Janari A. McClellan | AGG UUW/VEH/PREV CONVICTION | 09/27/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Tevin S. Williams | ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 09/30/2025 | Hill Correctional Center |
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