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Jan.-June 2018 Recap: Parolees in Ottawa convicted of crimes involving alcohol

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There were three offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Ottawa during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Illinois Valley Times.

The data shows that three men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 50. The youngest parolee was a 37-year-old man sentenced in 2015, and the oldest was a 57-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Alejandro Oceguera. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2015 when he was 33 years old. He is now 37.

Under state law, paroled offenders are still in legal custody of the IDOC, meaning they can be taken back to a correctional center at any time if the state has probable cause or a warrant.

The table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders during the first half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1966.6%93.4%43
Joliet1717.7%82.4%44
Broadview160%100%40
Decatur1618.8%81.3%41
Kankakee160%100%35
Elgin1118.2%81.8%43
Aurora911.1%88.9%41
Rockford825%75%39
Cicero60%100%42
Des Plaines616.7%83.3%45
Bolingbrook50%100%38
Blue Island50%100%47
Bloomington50%100%51
Calumet City50%100%39
Maywood50%100%35
Champaign520%80%43
East Peoria450%50%49
Chicago Heights40%100%43
Springfield425%75%39
Ullin40%100%49
Peoria40%100%49
North Chicago30%100%51
Ottawa30%100%50
Carpentersville30%100%45
Waukegan30%100%40
Marion30%100%41
Freeport20%100%57
Hazel Crest20%100%38
Macomb250%50%50
Hickory Hills20%100%42
Homewood20%100%67
East Moline20%100%49
Harvey20%100%44
Machesney Park20%100%47
Harvard20%100%46
Harwood Heights20%100%39
Zion20%100%57
Lansing20%100%38
Galesburg20%100%53
Mount Prospect20%100%38
Pekin20%100%40
Riverdale250%50%35
Palatine20%100%59
Loves Park2100%0%38
Lake Zurich20%100%42
Dolton250%50%48
Addison250%50%40
Oak Brook20%100%60
West Frankfort250%50%51
Morris20%100%59

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