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| Inmates denied parole, lack available housing |
| By columbiachronicle.com- Natalie Craig |
| Published: 02/09/2015 |
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Every year, approximately 1,200 state prison inmates are denied parole because they are unable to secure housing that complies with parole requirements. This process is referred to as “violation at the door,” which affects 1,000 convicted sex offenders and 200 other inmates without a sex crime background, according to a Jan. 25 Chicago Tribune article. The Illinois Department of Corrections is required to assist inmates on mandatory supervised release in finding a home but is not required to obtain residential placement for those inmates, according to Supreme Court documents. IDOC is not doing enough to ensure that inmates have the ability to succeed after they leave prison, though. This prohibits the release of inmates from prison. Johnny Cordey is the most recently released inmate to challenge “violation at the door.” Cordey spent more than a year in prison after his release date because he could not find housing that met his parole requirements. He was sentenced to 36 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault and was scheduled to be released on parole in April 2013. However, he was taken back into custody at the Menard Correctional Center in Menard, Illinois, to serve a three-year term of mandatory supervised release. Read More. |
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