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Q1 2019 Recap: Parolees in Richton Park convicted of drug crimes

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There were two offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Richton Park during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Cook News.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Richton Park were men. The younger parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 43-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Anton Johnson. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2016 when he was 40 years old. He is now 43.

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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