West Central Reporter

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

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
Ryun A. Vaughn	Child porn/Poss/Moving dptn	08/06/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Kylie L. Morse	Bring con substance penal inst	08/21/2025	Logan Correctional Center