Alyssa Williams, Assistant Director at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Alyssa Williams, Assistant Director at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
The inmate being released that served the longest time was Lenard A. Smock Jr. for residential burglary. Lenard A. Smock Jr. spent more than five years incarcerated.
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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Amburgey Jr. | possession of meth between 15-100 grams | 04/07/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Starlon D. Davis | possession of stolen firearm | 04/15/2025 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Demetry D. Swan | unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon | 04/26/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Thomas W. Summers | domestic battery causing bodily harm | 05/09/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Maegan L. Miller | meth delivery under 5 grams | 05/17/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Lenard A. Smock Jr. | residential burglary | 06/02/2025 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Jessica B. Hughes | meth delivery under 5 grams | 06/04/2025 | Decatur Correctional Center |
| Daniel E. Headrick | aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a victim under 5 | 06/19/2025 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Scott J. Defever | possession of meth between 5-15 grams | 06/21/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
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