Jan.-June 2019 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 60473 convicted of crimes involving weapons

There were three offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole near Illinois zip code 60473 during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Cook News.

The data shows that three men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 28. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 30-year-old man sentenced in 2012.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Dwayne Williams. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2012 when he was 23 years old. He is now 30.

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 zips in Illinois with the most paroled offenders during the first half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled during the first half of 2019