Keith W. Gilmore, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 12 years incarcerated for residential burglary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas G. Watts | AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE | 03/04/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Samuel Jones Jr. | FORGERY/ISSUE/DELIVER DOCUMENT | 03/07/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Jose Salazar | CONTRIB CRIM DELINQ MINOR/CL 2 | 03/10/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Leon Laureys | UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT | 03/11/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Shawn A. Brautigam | AGG DUI/3RD+ | 03/11/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Keith W. Gilmore | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 03/17/2025 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Alexander M. Novak | CHILD PORN/REPRODUCE/MOV DPTN | 03/17/2025 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Samuel Caccamo | DOMESTIC BATTERY/PHY CONTACT/2ND+ | 03/17/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Laurinda M. Ahrens | DRIVING W/ REVOKE/SUSPEND LICENSE 2ND+ | 03/20/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Toribio Domingo | AGG BATTERY/USE DEADLY WEAPON | 03/26/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
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