Macon Reporter

There are 42 inmates set to be released from jail in Macon County during the first quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Demarco L. Hill for a sex crime. Demarco L. Hill spent more than 23 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
Micaiah G. Barton	Agg dui/Death of another	01/03/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Jerry L. Phillips	Burglary	01/04/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Ruby R. Mack	Theft $300<$10,000	01/04/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
Shawn M. Klinger	Domestic battery/Bodily harm	01/15/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Johnnie B. Green Jr.	Dom btry/Contact/3 prior conv	01/17/2025	Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Shane M. Jones	Burglary	01/17/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Jon L. Ruleau	Cl 1 agg crim sex abuse>13<18/Trust	01/20/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Lerico G. Hines	Manu/Del 100<400 grams cocaine	01/22/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Richard D. Osman	Poss of meth < 5 grams	02/03/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Travis B. Ferguson	Domestic battery/Bodily harm	02/05/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Zimmory L. Freeman	Agg dui bodily harm/.10+/Child	02/07/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Erosha K. Harris	Agg dui/Accident/Bodily harm	02/08/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Telly C. Young	Armed habitual criminal	02/08/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Travis J. Ashworth	Agg domestic battery/Strangle	02/09/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Amante T. O'Neal	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	02/12/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Tyvon Huddleston	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	02/12/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Kevin M. Roark	Armed habitual criminal	02/18/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center
Andre L. Sanders	Agg unlawful use of weapon/Veh	02/21/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Ronnie E. Runyon	Agg crim sex abuse/Intellig disabl	02/28/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Shytez L. Cook	Agg unlawful use of weapon/Veh	02/28/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Thomas H. Slaughter III	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	02/28/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Chioke H. Holliday	Manu/Del 1<15 gram fentanyl	03/01/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Tamara S. Watkins	Burglary	03/01/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
Jason W. Cobb	Aid/Abet/Poss/Sell stolen veh	03/02/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Damyus C. Whitelow	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	03/03/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Darcey F. Robinson Jr.	Domestic battery/Bodily harm	03/04/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Todd S. Helton	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	03/05/2025	Vandalia Correctional Center
Ashley N. Sundeen	Agg battery/Child <13/Perm disabl	03/06/2025	Logan Correctional Center
Demarco L. Hill	Agg crim sex assault/Felony	03/09/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Keith D. Ruckes	Poss amt con sub except(a)/(d)	03/12/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Marcus L. Williams	Manu/Del 01-15 grams cocaine	03/13/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Dustin D. Anderson	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	03/16/2025	Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Michael A. Swanson	Poss firearm/Land/Gang member	03/18/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Ricardo Q. Holloway	Agg domestic battery/Strangle	03/18/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center
Darrian L. Lamb Jr.	Domestic battery/Bodily harm	03/21/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Nicholas P. Wilkins	Poss amt con sub except(a)/(d)	03/21/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Robert C. Divine	Ret theft/Disp merch/<$300/Prev conv	03/25/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Deandre D. Hunter	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	03/27/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Eli A. Rice	Driving w/ suspend/Revoke license 3rd	03/28/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Carlos L. Hogan	Aggravated domestic battery	03/30/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
James D. Ellis	Agg crim sex ab/Vic <18/Family	03/30/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Troy L. Harper	Att armed robbery/No firearm	03/30/2025	Dixon Correctional Center