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2018 Recap: Parolees in Riverdale convicted of crimes involving weapons

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There were 37 offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in Riverdale during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Cook News.

The data shows that 36 men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 34. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Antrelle Clayborn. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2011 when he was 27 years old. He is now 34.

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 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
1,480
3%
97%
30
Rockford
69
1.5%
98.6%
31
Joliet
58
0%
100%
28
Chicago Heights
49
0%
100%
30
Peoria
48
2.1%
97.9%
32
Springfield
42
2.4%
97.6%
29
East Saint Louis
41
0%
100%
31
Decatur
39
2.6%
97.4%
30
Harvey
37
0%
100%
31
Riverdale
37
2.7%
97.3%
34
Kankakee
36
0%
100%
29
Calumet City
34
0%
100%
28
Dolton
32
3.1%
96.9%
30
Aurora
29
3.5%
96.6%
29
Danville
27
0%
100%
32
Champaign
25
0%
100%
30
Waukegan
25
0%
100%
29
Maywood
22
4.6%
95.5%
30
Bellwood
21
0%
100%
32
Berwyn
19
0%
100%
30
Urbana
17
0%
100%
32
Lansing
16
12.5%
87.5%
33
Blue Island
15
0%
100%
30
Matteson
14
0%
100%
28
Granite City
14
0%
100%
35
Cicero
13
0%
100%
30
Country Club Hills
12
8.3%
91.7%
27
North Chicago
12
0%
100%
32
Elgin
11
0%
100%
27
Oak Lawn
11
0%
100%
30
Bloomington
11
0%
100%
31
Broadview
11
0%
100%
32
South Holland
11
0%
100%
29
Bolingbrook
10
0%
100%
33
Park Forest
10
0%
100%
28
Zion
10
0%
100%
31
Belleville
10
0%
100%
33
Alton
9
11.1%
88.9%
31
Markham
9
11.1%
88.9%
31
Freeport
9
0%
100%
30
Oak Park
9
0%
100%
30
Melrose Park
8
0%
100%
31
Alsip
8
0%
100%
30
Marion
7
14.3%
85.7%
29
Richton Park
7
0%
100%
29
Galesburg
7
0%
100%
33
Rock Island
7
0%
100%
30
Evergreen Park
7
0%
100%
37
Pekin
7
28.6%
71.4%
35
Mount Vernon
7
14.3%
85.7%
34

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