Metro East Sun

There are 10 inmates sentenced in Madison County set to be released from jail in January, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Tammy Englerth, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 20 years incarcerated for murder with the intent to kill or injure.

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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Noah R. Frymire	METH DELIVERY/5<15 GRAMS	01/01/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Jerry L. Ryan	VOLUN MANSL/NEGL-DEATH ANOTHER	01/01/2025	Jacksonville Correctional Center
Dustin M. Pillman	METH DELIVERY/5<15 GRAMS	01/01/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Edward C. Reed	BURGLARY	01/01/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Douglas A. Peterson	POSSESSION OF METH/5<15 GRA	01/11/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Tammy Englerth	MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE	01/13/2025	Decatur Correctional Center
John P. Chapman	POSSESSION OF METH/15<100 GRAMS	01/14/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Christopher A. Richardson	BURGLARY W/O CAUSING DAMAGE	01/15/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Nicholas S. Webb	AGG DOMESTIC BATTERY/STRANGLE	01/17/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
Rickie E. Tellor	UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM	01/18/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center