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Q2 2018 Recap: Parolees in Hazel Crest convicted of drug crimes

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

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Hazel Crest were men. The younger parolee was a 56-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 57-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Serell York. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2018 when he was 55 years old. He is now 56.

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 Q2 2018 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q2 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
479
8.4%
91.7%
39
Joliet
23
0%
100%
35
Springfield
22
9.1%
90.9%
38
Rockford
20
5%
95%
36
Decatur
18
0%
100%
33
Aurora
17
5.9%
94.1%
32
Kankakee
15
0%
100%
38
Peoria
13
7.7%
92.3%
37
Quincy
13
30.8%
69.2%
36
Bloomington
12
0%
100%
38
Waukegan
11
9.1%
90.9%
32
Chicago Heights
11
0%
100%
41
Harvey
9
0%
100%
35
Belleville
7
14.3%
85.7%
39
Jacksonville
7
0%
100%
37
Freeport
7
28.6%
71.4%
35
Danville
6
33.3%
66.7%
35
East Saint Louis
6
0%
100%
38
Alton
6
16.7%
83.3%
35
Centralia
6
16.7%
83.3%
39
Mchenry
5
0%
100%
35
Havana
5
0%
100%
29
Marion
5
0%
100%
40
Ottawa
5
20%
80%
41
Lawrenceville
5
20%
80%
40
North Chicago
5
0%
100%
44
Bellwood
5
0%
100%
33
Elgin
5
20%
80%
39
Pekin
5
0%
100%
26
Dolton
5
0%
100%
45
Mount Carmel
5
0%
100%
35
Melrose Park
5
0%
100%
39
Machesney Park
5
20%
80%
33
Sterling
4
25%
75%
39
Harrisburg
4
0%
100%
50
Champaign
4
25%
75%
37
Mount Vernon
4
0%
100%
34
Calumet City
4
0%
100%
47
Blue Island
4
0%
100%
36
Loves Park
4
50%
50%
33
Maywood
4
0%
100%
26
Bolingbrook
4
0%
100%
34
Granite City
3
0%
100%
39
Edwardsville
3
33.3%
66.7%
37
Palatine
3
0%
100%
27
West Frankfort
3
0%
100%
40
East Alton
3
0%
100%
38
Justice
3
0%
100%
33
Rock Island
3
0%
100%
33
Vandalia
3
0%
100%
38

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