The inmate being released that served the longest time was Gerald Lofton for murder with the intent to kill or injure. Gerald Lofton spent more than 24 years incarcerated.
According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, 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, 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.
Inmates being released who were sentenced in Cook County
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernelis Bigelow-Lighty | ATTEMPT BURGLARY | 2021-06-20 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Nelson Diaz | PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT | 2021-06-20 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Marcus Robinson | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 2021-06-20 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Lavon Thomas | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 2021-06-20 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Lawrence Northern | AGG BATTERY/DISCHARGE FIREARM | 2021-06-20 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Edward Adams | AGG UNLAWFUL USE WEAPON/VEH/2ND | 2021-06-20 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Antwan Hunter | BRING TOOL IN A PENAL INSTITUTION | 2021-06-21 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Vinshawna Brown | AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY | 2021-06-22 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Michael Jones | ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL | 2021-06-22 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Devante J. Landers | ARMED ROBBERY/ARMED W/FIREARM | 2021-06-22 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Joshua Nirchi | ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 2021-06-22 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Lamaine McDaniel | ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 2021-06-22 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Marshon L. Cage | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 2021-06-22 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Demetrius D. Brown | ATT ARMED ROBBERY/ARMED | 2021-06-22 | Lawrence Correctional Center |
| Keith Melton | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2021-06-22 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Timothy McClinton | AGG BATTERY/PUBLIC PLACE | 2021-06-23 | Danville Correctional Center |
| David Fon | AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY | 2021-06-23 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Kevin Nixson | ATTEMPT MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE | 2021-06-23 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Deshawn A. Jenkins | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 2021-06-23 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Bob Simms | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 2021-06-23 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Gerald Lofton | MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE | 2021-06-23 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Miguel Martinez | MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE | 2021-06-23 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Eezell Parker | AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER | 2021-06-23 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Tyrese K. Watson | FORGERY/ISSUE/DELIVER DOCUMENT | 2021-06-23 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Daryle Smith | AGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH | 2021-06-23 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Reynel Valencia | ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL | 2021-06-24 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Darryl E. Mickey | ARMED ROBBERY/ARMED W/FIREARM | 2021-06-24 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Dennis Jordan | ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 2021-06-24 | Hill Correctional Center |
| Abdelouahe Zaari | BURGLARY | 2021-06-24 | Hill Correctional Center |
| Daniel T. Obrien | DUI/4TH+/LIC SUSP OR REVOKE | 2021-06-24 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Carlos Gutierrez | MFG/DEL 15<100 GR HEROIN/ANLG | 2021-06-24 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Shaun Patterson | SEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION | 2021-06-24 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Sorrell Towers | POSS STOLEN VEHICLE > $25,000 | 2021-06-24 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Claire Deberry | AGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH | 2021-06-24 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Rondale Jett | ARMED ROBBERY/NO FIREARM | 2021-06-25 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Jose Pagan | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 2021-06-25 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Darius Courtney | VEHICULAR HIJACKING | 2021-06-25 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Ernesto Gonzalez Jr. | AGG DISCHARGE FIREARM/OCC VEH | 2021-06-25 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Carmen A. Leato | THEFT DECEPTION INTENT 300<10,000 | 2021-06-25 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Johnny Green | MURDER/2ND DEGREE/PROVOCATION | 2021-06-25 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Jesse Wright | ARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL | 2021-06-26 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Darnell Brown | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 2021-06-26 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Andres Castillo | PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT | 2021-06-26 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Napoleon Spurlock | AGG BATTERY/DISCHARGE FIREARM | 2021-06-26 | Hill Correctional Center |
| Pablo Morales | AGG BATTERY/GREAT BODILY HARM | 2021-06-26 | Robinson Correctional Center |
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