South Central Reporter

There are 12 inmates sentenced in Montgomery County set to be released from jail during the first quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Shane D. Cole for residential burglary. Shane D. Cole spent more than two 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.

One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.

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
Brandy K. Murray	possession of a controlled substance	02/07/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
William P. Brooks	Theft	02/09/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Scott W. Arkebauer	driving with a revoked or suspended license	02/11/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Matthew A. Peters	aggravated battery against an officer of the peace	02/16/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Kyle L. Denney	driving with a revoked or suspended license	02/20/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Deundra D. Harold	driving with a revoked or suspended license	02/23/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Donald K. Beck	aggravated DUI with a revoked or suspended license	02/23/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Shane D. Cole	residential burglary	02/28/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Benjamin D. Buus	residential burglary	03/02/2025	Menard Correctional Center
Tasha N. Stolte	possession of meth, under five grams	03/08/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
Anthony D. Brown	possession of a controlled substance	03/12/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Barrion Sanders	illegal possession of a firearm	03/23/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center