East Central Reporter

There are eight inmates sentenced in Shelby County set to be released from prison during the third quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Jon R. Miller for aggravated battery against an officer of the peace. Jon R. Miller spent more than four years incarcerated.

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 prison population growth in the state.

Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Bobby A. McMurphy	possession of meth between 5-15 grams	07/27/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Jon R. Miller	aggravated battery against an officer of the peace	08/13/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Dalton C. Elder	violation of electronic monitoring	09/02/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Randall M. Stoneburner	possession of meth between 5-15 grams	09/09/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Keith R. Douglas	domestic battery	09/11/2025	Vienna Correctional Center
Nicholas S. Wensman	possession of meth, under five grams	09/14/2025	Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Robert D. Neal	burglary of a school or place of worship	09/20/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Pamela A. Kresin	possession of meth, under five grams	09/25/2025	Decatur Correctional Center