There are 11 inmates sentenced in DeKalb County set to be released from prison during the third quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The inmate being released that served the longest time was Jason Middlekauff for murder in the commission of a felony. Jason Middlekauff spent more than 20 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taurean Buck | Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior | 07/05/2025 | Danville Correctional Center |
| Richard E. Davis | Predatory criminal sexual assault | 07/19/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
| Leandrew Powell | Attempt agg domestic battery | 07/26/2025 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Jeffery Harris | Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm | 07/27/2025 | Hill Correctional Center |
| Jason Middlekauff | Murder/Other forcible felony | 08/04/2025 | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Katrina Edwards | Agg battery/Discharge firearm | 08/14/2025 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Demetrius Stewart | Aggravated battery/Strangle | 08/15/2025 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Keith Crist | Agg battery/Child <13/Perm disabl | 08/15/2025 | Graham Correctional Center |
| Anthony Minniefield | Att armed robbery/Armed | 08/17/2025 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| James Hurms | Aid/Abet/Poss/Sell stolen veh | 08/27/2025 | Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center |
| Ryan Fox | Agg aslt peace off/Fire/Er wrk | 09/10/2025 | Centralia Correctional Center |
