Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Robert L. Hager, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 35 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'sex crime'.
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 jail 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leamon Cavitt | MANU/DEL 900+ GRAMS COCAINE | 07/01/2025 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Adam Cervantes | DUI/4TH | 07/04/2025 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| David Contreras | POSS FIREARM/FOID NO ISSUE/NO ELIG | 07/05/2025 | Robinson Correctional Center |
| Paul Sherrod Taylor | AGG BATTERY/PEACE OFFICER | 07/10/2025 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Michael Martinez | PRED CRIM SEX ASSLAUT/VICTIM <13 | 07/11/2025 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Maxwell Melgar | AGG UNLAWFUL USE WEAPON/VEH/2ND | 07/11/2025 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Julia C. Prena | MANU/DEL 1<15 GRAM FENTANYL | 07/16/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Keimon C. Snow | AGG DISCHARGE FIREARM/OCC BLDG | 07/17/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| James de la Rosa | METH DELIVERY/15<100 GRAMS | 07/22/2025 | Shawnee Correctional Center |
| Quentin Jordan | UUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR | 07/22/2025 | Vienna Correctional Center |
| Sean R. Horak | AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE | 07/24/2025 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Alejandro Junco | DRUG INDUCED HOMICIDE | 07/25/2025 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Ricardo Barragan-Ojeda | MANU/DEL 100<400 GRAMS COCAINE | 07/26/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Robert L. Hager | AGG CRIM SEX ASSAULT/FELONY | 07/28/2025 | Danville Correctional Center |
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