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Whiteside County will have 3 inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during Q3

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There are three inmates sentenced in Whiteside County set to be released from jail during the third quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Ulysses Jacobs for possession of meth, under five grams. Ulysses Jacobs 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.

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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates Sentenced in Whiteside County Scheduled for Release in Q3
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Medwin S. SimpsonSex offender give false info/2nd07/19/2025Taylorville Correctional Center
Daymeion Eckhardt-McGlownAgg crim sex abuse/<5 yr vic09/20/2025Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Ulysses JacobsPossession of meth< 5 grams09/22/2025Robinson Correctional Center