South Central Reporter

There are six inmates sentenced in Montgomery County set to be released from jail in July, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Michael S. Harshani, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than two years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'burglary without causing damage'.

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 jail growth in the state.

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

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Steven L. Lafata	RECKLESS DISCH FIREARM/ENDANGERS	07/01/2025	Graham Correctional Center
John W. Beach	DRIVING W/ SUSPEND/REVOKE LICENSE 4-9	07/15/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Jared D. Isringhausen	POSS OF METH < 5 GRAMS	07/16/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Michael S. Harshani	BURGLARY W/O CAUSING DAMAGE	07/21/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Amanda J. Hrabak	FORGERY /MAKE OR ALTER DOCUMENT	07/29/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Michael C. Gibson	CRIM TRES TO RES/PERS PRESENT	07/30/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center