The inmate being released who served the longest time was Russell H. Briseno for aggravated DUI causing death. Russell H. Briseno spent more than four years incarcerated.
According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability's most recent information, 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 in 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jace W. Easter | receiving, possessing, or selling a stolen vehicle | 2023-01-14 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Anthony D. Eggemeyer | home invasion that caused an injury | 2023-01-16 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Noah I. Pennington | meth delivery between 5-15 grams | 2023-01-20 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Russell H. Briseno | aggravated DUI causing death | 2023-01-26 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Melissa Juenger | Theft | 2023-01-27 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Krysalyn Brown | possession of meth, under five grams | 2023-02-06 | Logan Correctional Center |
| David E. Terry | indecent solicitation | 2023-03-01 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Jason R. Tucker | possession of meth, under five grams | 2023-03-07 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Julie Cox | possession of meth, under five grams | 2023-03-19 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Jeffrey C. Moore | possession of meth under 5 grams | 2023-03-27 | Menard Correctional Center |
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