The data shows nine men and three women were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 37. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 50-year-old woman sentenced in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Daniel L. Buster. He was convicted in 2016 when he was 30 years old. He is now 36.
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 fourth quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 221 | 6.79% | 93.21% | 40 |
| Macon | 28 | 3.57% | 96.43% | 38 |
| Winnebago | 23 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 37 |
| Rock Island | 20 | 5% | 95% | 37 |
| Peoria | 18 | 22.22% | 77.78% | 42.5 |
| Will | 17 | 11.76% | 88.24% | 32 |
| Lake | 16 | 6.25% | 93.75% | 31 |
| St. Clair | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 41.5 |
| Kane | 15 | 20% | 80% | 32 |
| Madison | 14 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 36 |
| Mchenry | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 33 |
| Tazewell | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 35 |
| Champaign | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 35 |
| Jefferson | 12 | 25% | 75% | 39 |
| Lasalle | 12 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Kankakee | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 38 |
| Mclean | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 48 |
| Sangamon | 10 | 10% | 90% | 45 |
| Vermilion | 10 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Knox | 9 | 44.44% | 55.56% | 47 |
| Morgan | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 35 |
| Pike | 8 | 25% | 75% | 42.5 |
| Dupage | 7 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Dekalb | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38 |
| Jersey | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 40 |
| Marion | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45.5 |
| Adams | 5 | 40% | 60% | 38 |
| Coles | 5 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Edgar | 5 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Effingham | 5 | 20% | 80% | 38 |
| Franklin | 5 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Henry | 5 | 40% | 60% | 31 |
| Williamson | 5 | 20% | 80% | 29 |
| Bond | 4 | 50% | 50% | 29 |
| Bureau | 4 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Christian | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Crawford | 4 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Livingston | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32.5 |
| Logan | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35.5 |
| Mason | 4 | 50% | 50% | 37.5 |
| Ogle | 4 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Boone | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Carroll | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 54 |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Dewitt | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45 |
| Fulton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jackson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Lee | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Randolph | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 49 |
| Richland | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 32 |
| Clay | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Edwards | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Fayette | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Greene | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Hancock | 2 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Johnson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Kendall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 50% | 50% | 36.5 |
| Macoupin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Marshall | 2 | 50% | 50% | 28 |
| Mcdonough | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Monroe | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Perry | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Saline | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Shelby | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Wayne | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Alexander | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Calhoun | 1 | 100% | 0% | 48 |
| Cass | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Schuyler | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Stephenson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
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