Detainees on electronic monitoring will now be given a free state ID. The ID will help inmates to overcome obstacles when it comes to find housing and jobs. The pilot program is believed to be the first in the nation offered to inmates at the county jail level. About 2,300 will be eligible. The Illinois secretary of states office is working with the jail to get the documents inmates need for their ID like birth certificates and social security cards. if this program is successful the it will be expanded to other jails in Illinois.