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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees in Park Forest convicted of drug crimes

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

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Park Forest were men. The younger parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 39-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Bobby D. Walker Jr. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2018 when he was 22 years old. He is now 24.

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 drug crimes.

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

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago9767.4%92.6%39
Joliet517.8%92.2%35
Rockford478.5%91.5%32
Decatur4411.4%88.6%38
Peoria407.5%92.5%39
Springfield385.3%94.7%35
Aurora3525.7%74.3%38
Kankakee290%100%41
Quincy2615.4%84.6%39
Bloomington2516%84%37
Waukegan214.8%95.2%37
Maywood195.3%94.7%43
Danville1921.1%79%38
Centralia1811.1%88.9%35
East Saint Louis160%100%37
Elgin1612.5%87.5%38
Marion1625%75%37
Granite City1625%75%34
Freeport1612.5%87.5%35
Chicago Heights150%100%36
Blue Island156.7%93.3%40
Harvey1421.4%78.6%42
Alton1421.4%78.6%34
Pekin1323.1%76.9%39
Calumet City120%100%41
Champaign1010%90%41
Rock Island100%100%36
Olney1030%70%39
Robinson1020%80%45
Normal90%100%32
Jacksonville922.2%77.8%31
Belleville911.1%88.9%35
Carpentersville911.1%88.9%31
Mount Vernon944.4%55.6%36
Riverdale90%100%37
Collinsville922.2%77.8%40
Berwyn90%100%41
Carmi825%75%36
Kewanee825%75%35
Lawrenceville837.5%62.5%38
Galesburg837.5%62.5%36
Paris70%100%32
Dolton70%100%44
Bellwood714.3%85.7%43
Urbana70%100%34
Harrisburg728.6%71.4%37
Evanston70%100%41
Moline714.3%85.7%31
East Moline60%100%34
Dekalb616.7%83.3%29

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