South Cook News

There were four offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole in Alsip during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Cook News.

The data shows that four men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 34. The youngest parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 47-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Thomas Melander. He was convicted of a property crime in 2017 when he was 37 years old. He is now 38.

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 during the second half of 2018 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in July-Dec. 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	734	4.8%	95.2%	37
Rockford	66	7.6%	92.4%	35
Decatur	50	14%	86%	36
Springfield	49	16.3%	83.7%	33
Peoria	49	12.2%	87.8%	35
Joliet	44	13.6%	86.4%	36
East Saint Louis	29	10.3%	89.7%	35
Aurora	22	18.2%	81.8%	37
Kankakee	22	13.6%	86.4%	34
Belleville	21	9.5%	90.5%	32
Granite City	21	4.8%	95.2%	39
Waukegan	20	10%	90%	32
Danville	20	15%	85%	32
Champaign	19	5.3%	94.7%	39
Blue Island	16	12.5%	87.5%	38
Chicago Heights	16	6.3%	93.8%	40
Rock Island	13	0%	100%	33
Harvey	12	8.3%	91.7%	34
Marion	11	18.2%	81.8%	37
Zion	11	0%	100%	35
Bellwood	11	9.1%	90.9%	38
Hazel Crest	10	20%	80%	38
Mount Vernon	10	30%	70%	32
Cicero	10	0%	100%	33
Galesburg	10	40%	60%	29
Bloomington	10	20%	80%	32
Urbana	9	11.1%	88.9%	42
Elgin	9	0%	100%	38
Quincy	8	25%	75%	37
Maywood	8	0%	100%	48
Calumet City	8	0%	100%	42
Freeport	8	0%	100%	32
Rock Falls	7	28.6%	71.4%	35
Dolton	7	0%	100%	31
Des Plaines	7	0%	100%	32
Harrisburg	7	0%	100%	34
Edwardsville	6	33.3%	66.7%	32
Lombard	6	16.7%	83.3%	43
Herrin	6	16.7%	83.3%	38
Mattoon	6	0%	100%	36
Lockport	6	33.3%	66.7%	25
Pekin	6	33.3%	66.7%	34
Riverdale	6	16.7%	83.3%	33
West Frankfort	6	33.3%	66.7%	38
Wheaton	6	0%	100%	31
Carbondale	6	16.7%	83.3%	40
Alton	6	16.7%	83.3%	40
Round Lake	6	33.3%	66.7%	36
Berwyn	5	0%	100%	36
Schaumburg	5	0%	100%	36