Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 Department of Corrections
Mission Statement To serve justice in Illinois and increase public safety by promoting positive change for those in custody operating successful re-entry programs, and reducing victimization.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. We will operate safe, secure, and humane correctional facilities.
    1. Reduce recidivism, the number of individuals in custody who return to incarceration within three years of release.
    2. Continually improve the safety and security of staff and individuals in custody.
  2. We will provide quality services to those who require medical and mental health treatment.
    1. We will evaluate people in custody individually and develop an appropriate course of action based on individual needs.
      1. We will reduce recidivism by offering seamless, efficient services that are geared toward rehabilitation of individuals in custody.
        1. Staff is our greatest asset and we will ensure that all staff is trained to the highest professional level.
          1. This is a team-based environment in which open communication and sharing new ideas are encouraged.
            1. We value the well-being of IDOC staff and individuals in custody and serve the people of Illinois with compassion and fairness.
              Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Department of Corrections Reimbursement and Education Fund Statutory Authority 730 ILCS 5
              Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
              Input Indicators
              Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) (a) $ 2,090,128.7 $ 1,905,050.7 $ 1,962,428.0 $ 1,845,637.2 $ 1,774,290.5
              Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) (a) $ 2,090,128.7 $ 1,905,050.7 $ 1,962,428.0 $ 1,845,637.2 $ 1,774,290.5
              Average monthly full-time equivalents 12,643.0 11,734.0 12,643.0 11,519.0 11,534.0
              Output Indicators
              Number of individuals on parole returned to correctional facilities each month as a percent of the average daily parole population (b) N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.90%
              Average number of contraband confiscations per month (c) 60.0 63.0 50.0 49.0 56.0
              Average number of assaults per month by individuals in custody on staff (d) 70.0 92.0 70.0 76.0 71.0
              Average number of assaults per month between individuals in custody (d) 150.0 158.0 180.0 183.0 166.0
              Number of individuals in custody eligible for Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Adult Secondary Education (ASE) (formerly GED) educational programming (e) 7,000 7,247 13,000 11,236 10,131
              Number of serious assaults to individuals in custody (d) 275.0 323.0 267.0 289.0 248.0
              Number of Adult Basic Education (ABE)/Adult Secondary Education (ASE) (formerly GED) participants (f) 12,000 11,971 10,000 8,474 6,566
              Number of individuals in custody on Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring (g) 2,810 2,810 1,800 1,759 1,512
              Number of individuals in custody receiving mental health treatment 12,916 13,684 12,951 13,044 12,908
              Number of individuals placed in community housing (h) 4,500 4,120 3,500 3,373 2,706
              Number of individuals in custody receiving substance abuse treatment (i) 6,000 5,627 7,500 6,624 7,350
              Outcome Indicators
              Percentage of participants completing ABE/ASE programming (f) 50.00% 33.00% 50.00% 27.70% 43.20%
              Percentage of individuals whose placement lasts beyond 60 days (j) 35.00% 26.30% 40.00% 38.10% 1.20%
              Number of individuals in custody completing vocational programming (f) 2,600 2,591 3,500 2,042 2,001
              Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
              Average number of parolee monitors in use (k) 726.0 726.0 550.0 551.0 552.0
              Average number of parolees assigned per parole agent (l) 58.0 49.0 65.0 66.5 81.0
              Percentage of adults reincarcerated within three years of release (b) 36.30% 36.30% N/A N/A 36.70%
              Sheridan Correctional Center and Southwestern Illinois Correctional three-year recidivism rate (b) 28.00% 28.00% N/A N/A 29.00%
              Footnotes
              Increased expenditures are due to salary increase, food costs, contractual increases and radio/telecommunications upgrades. Recidivism File is currently broken. No data can be accessed until it has been fixed. GOMB has been notified. IDOC followed up with GOMB in October 2025. Confiscations are contingent on staffing levels and intelligence indicators. Projected decrease in assaults is based upon lockdown trends and consistent population levels. This is the number of wait-listed students. This number is fluid. With additional educators, the wait-list data has decreased. The increase is due to Agency Headcount increase for educators and instructors. The more successful IDOC is at finding approvable housing for sex offenders and violators of orders of protection, the GPS numbers will continue to increase. These populations also serve longer parole terms than the traditional parolees, contributing to the GPS numbers increasing. Of particular note, IDOC does not have a scientific way to measure the discretionary GPS hook-ups assigned by the Prisoner Review Board (PRB) vs. those required by statute. Additional bed space availability with contracted vendors reflected in the increase. The decrease is due to individuals remaining in treatment for longer periods of time, which will lead to more successful program completions. Placement beyond 60-days may increase based on severity of their crime and risk to the population. Electronic Monitoring (EM) jurisdiction falls under the PRB. Hook-up decisions are not under the authority of IDOC. Parole agent caseloads are contingent on staffing levels. While the parole population has leveled off in recent years, the staffing levels continue to fluctuate.

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