The data shows that both of the released offenders in Oak Lawn were men. Of these parolees, one is a veteran. The younger parolee was a 28-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 54-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Steven Cotton. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2018 when he was 52 years old. He is now 54.
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 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q1 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q1 2019
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
452
8.6%
91.4%
39
Peoria
40
10%
90%
40
Rockford
34
2.9%
97.1%
35
Kankakee
28
3.6%
96.4%
40
Decatur
23
8.7%
91.3%
34
Joliet
23
4.4%
95.7%
34
Springfield
17
11.8%
88.2%
39
Aurora
13
15.4%
84.6%
38
East Saint Louis
12
25%
75%
38
Elgin
11
18.2%
81.8%
39
Cicero
10
10%
90%
30
Champaign
10
20%
80%
36
Bloomington
9
22.2%
77.8%
31
Marion
9
0%
100%
39
Chicago Heights
9
11.1%
88.9%
46
Maywood
9
0%
100%
45
Quincy
9
11.1%
88.9%
45
Rock Island
8
0%
100%
40
Urbana
8
0%
100%
38
Waukegan
8
0%
100%
34
Calumet City
7
14.3%
85.7%
35
Granite City
7
28.6%
71.4%
37
Bolingbrook
7
0%
100%
35
Zion
6
0%
100%
31
Belleville
6
16.7%
83.3%
33
Danville
6
0%
100%
35
Jacksonville
5
60%
40%
40
Bellwood
5
0%
100%
30
Freeport
5
0%
100%
31
Dolton
5
40%
60%
37
Lincoln
5
40%
60%
41
Normal
5
20%
80%
34
Alton
5
20%
80%
36
Blue Island
5
0%
100%
45
Centralia
4
25%
75%
29
Galesburg
4
25%
75%
36
Naperville
4
50%
50%
36
Riverdale
4
0%
100%
45
Charleston
4
0%
100%
35
East Moline
4
0%
100%
33
Mattoon
4
0%
100%
36
Mount Vernon
4
75%
25%
46
Pekin
4
25%
75%
38
Paris
4
25%
75%
39
Olney
4
50%
50%
41
Mchenry
4
25%
75%
39
Taylorville
3
33.3%
66.7%
34
Harvey
3
0%
100%
30
Romeoville
3
0%
100%
33
Round Lake
3
0%
100%
32
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