The data shows eight men and one woman were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, one was a veteran, and the median age was 39. The youngest parolee was a 28-year-old woman sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 70-year-old man sentenced in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Joe Ordonez. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 66 years old. He is now 70.
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 drug crimes were paroled during the third quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 212 | 78% | 92.92% | 38 |
| Macon | 28 | 10.71% | 89.29% | 38.5 |
| Winnebago | 28 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 38 |
| Will | 21 | 4.76% | 95.24% | 34 |
| Madison | 16 | 25% | 75% | 42 |
| Mclean | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 39.5 |
| Lake | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 33.5 |
| Peoria | 14 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 38.5 |
| Tazewell | 14 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 39.5 |
| Rock Island | 12 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 35 |
| St. Clair | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 37 |
| Adams | 11 | 36.36% | 63.64% | 38 |
| Champaign | 10 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Lasalle | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 39 |
| Morgan | 8 | 25% | 75% | 41 |
| Coles | 7 | 42.86% | 57.14% | 35 |
| Jersey | 7 | 71.43% | 28.57% | 43 |
| Kankakee | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 34 |
| Marion | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 30 |
| Randolph | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 45 |
| Sangamon | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 36 |
| Dupage | 6 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Kane | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40.5 |
| Knox | 6 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Franklin | 5 | 60% | 40% | 33 |
| Greene | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 40% | 60% | 45 |
| Kendall | 5 | 20% | 80% | 36 |
| Vermilion | 5 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Whiteside | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Christian | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Henry | 4 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Livingston | 4 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Logan | 4 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Macoupin | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
| Mchenry | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32.5 |
| Stephenson | 4 | 25% | 75% | 40.5 |
| White | 4 | 50% | 50% | 42.5 |
| Boone | 3 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Bureau | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Edgar | 3 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Fayette | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 30 |
| Hancock | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 44 |
| Massac | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 29 |
| Monroe | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 46 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40 |
| Saline | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Wayne | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Dewitt | 2 | 100% | 0% | 41 |
| Fulton | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Jasper | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Lee | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44.5 |
| Menard | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Pulaski | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Schuyler | 2 | 50% | 50% | 38.5 |
| Bond | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Carroll | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Cass | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Clinton | 1 | 100% | 0% | 31 |
| Crawford | 1 | 100% | 0% | 27 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Effingham | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jackson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Mason | 1 | 100% | 0% | 39 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Perry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Richland | 1 | 100% | 0% | 35 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Wabash | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Warren | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
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