The data shows that both of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons was 43. The youngest parolee was a 41-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 45-year-old man sentenced in 2008.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Ralph Watson. He was convicted in 2008 when he was 34 years old. He is now 45.
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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of crimes against persons were paroled during the first quarter of 2019 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in the first quarter of 2019
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 218 | 5% | 95% | 35 |
| Winnebago County | 29 | 6.9% | 93.1% | 35 |
| Will County | 25 | 8% | 92% | 34 |
| Madison County | 22 | 4.5% | 95.5% | 39 |
| Peoria County | 21 | 9.5% | 90.5% | 32 |
| Lake County | 16 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Macon County | 15 | 13.3% | 86.7% | 35 |
| Champaign County | 14 | 7.1% | 92.9% | 33 |
| St. Clair County | 12 | 8.3% | 91.7% | 33 |
| Kankakee County | 12 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Sangamon County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Mclean County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Kane County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Marion County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Adams County | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 33 |
| Vermilion County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Tazewell County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 33 |
| Mchenry County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Coles County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 29 |
| Williamson County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Logan County | 4 | 50% | 50% | 36 |
| Kendall County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Boone County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Rock Island County | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 37 |
| Pike County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 32 |
| Jackson County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Whiteside County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| White County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Stephenson County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 47 |
| Saline County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pulaski County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 27 |
| Ogle County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Montgomery County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Livingston County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| La Salle County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Jefferson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Grundy County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Wayne County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Washington County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Warren County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Wabash County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Shelby County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 38 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 61 |
| Putnam County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Piatt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Morgan County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Mcdonough County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Massac County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Mason County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Lee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Knox County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Jo Daviess County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jersey County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Iroquois County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Henry County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Gallatin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Fulton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Franklin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Effingham County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Edwards County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Edgar County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Dupage County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Douglas County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Cumberland County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Crawford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Carroll County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Alexander County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
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