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Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees in Hazel Crest convicted of crimes involving weapons

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There were three offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in Hazel Crest during the first quarter, 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 38. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced in 2012.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Ricky Walker. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2012 when he was 53 years old. He is now 60.

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 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q1 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
354
4%
96.1%
29
Rockford
18
0%
100%
31
Joliet
14
0%
100%
29
Springfield
13
0%
100%
27
Peoria
12
0%
100%
32
East Saint Louis
11
0%
100%
32
Riverdale
10
10%
90%
33
Harvey
9
0%
100%
33
Dolton
9
11.1%
88.9%
29
Urbana
9
0%
100%
32
Aurora
8
0%
100%
32
Calumet City
7
0%
100%
27
Broadview
7
0%
100%
33
Waukegan
7
0%
100%
32
Chicago Heights
6
0%
100%
32
Decatur
6
0%
100%
31
Danville
6
0%
100%
28
Matteson
6
0%
100%
27
Kankakee
6
0%
100%
26
Bellwood
5
0%
100%
33
Blue Island
5
0%
100%
30
Champaign
4
0%
100%
31
Belleville
4
0%
100%
28
Berwyn
4
0%
100%
30
Country Club Hills
4
0%
100%
27
North Chicago
4
0%
100%
38
South Holland
3
0%
100%
31
Maywood
3
0%
100%
29
Oak Park
3
0%
100%
28
Cicero
3
0%
100%
41
Hazel Crest
3
0%
100%
38
Lansing
2
50%
50%
25
La Grange
2
0%
100%
25
Markham
2
0%
100%
42
Westchester
2
0%
100%
35
Bolingbrook
2
0%
100%
39
Wheaton
2
0%
100%
21
Montgomery
2
0%
100%
25
Park Forest
2
0%
100%
23
Ottawa
2
0%
100%
37
Zion
2
0%
100%
30
Ullin
2
50%
50%
27
Oak Lawn
2
0%
100%
25
Mattoon
2
0%
100%
34
Naperville
2
0%
100%
34
Mount Vernon
2
0%
100%
33
Midlothian
2
0%
100%
25
Elgin
2
0%
100%
23
Granite City
2
0%
100%
34
Hanover Park
2
0%
100%
34

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