The data shows that 23 men and five women were released in LaSalle County. The median age of the parolees was 39. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2019, and the oldest was a 85-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving alcohol in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was William K. Dean. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2010 when he was 49 years old. He is now 60.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the first quarter of 2020 in each LaSalle County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 12 | 8.3% | 0% | 41.7% |
| La Salle | 4 | 25% | 0% | 75% |
| Streator | 4 | 25% | 0% | 25% |
| Marseilles | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mendota | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Oglesby | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Peru | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Sheridan | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
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