The inmate being released who served the longest time was Brian Kalafut for attempted murder with intent to kill or injure. Brian Kalafut spent more than 15 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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Judt | aggravated assault with a motor vehicle | 2022-03-06 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| Matthew Bernat | burglary without causing damage | 2022-03-10 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Robert Buchanan III | felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior) | 2022-03-10 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Brian Kalafut | attempted murder with intent to kill or injure | 2022-03-11 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Christopher M. Burton | failure to report accident | 2022-03-11 | Robinson Correctional Center |
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