South Cook News

There were two offenders convicted of homicide released on parole in Chicago Heights during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Cook News.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Chicago Heights were men. The younger parolee was a 43-year-old man sentenced in 1994. The other was a 44-year-old man sentenced in 1998.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Jamar M. Pryor. He was convicted of homicide in 1994 when he was 17 years old. He is now 43.

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 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q3 2019 who were convicted of homicide.

Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in Q3 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	30	10%	90%	42
Kankakee	5	0%	100%	41
Granite City	4	0%	100%	48
East Saint Louis	4	0%	100%	44
Springfield	3	0%	100%	56
Rockford	2	0%	100%	35
Harvey	2	0%	100%	47
Rock Island	2	0%	100%	39
Urbana	2	0%	100%	44
Chicago Heights	2	0%	100%	44
Cicero	2	0%	100%	31
Joliet	2	0%	100%	54
Pembroke Township	1	0%	100%	37
Moline	1	0%	100%	31
Lansing	1	0%	100%	48
Midlothian	1	0%	100%	30
Dwight	1	0%	100%	30
Beecher	1	0%	100%	51
Flossmoor	1	0%	100%	47
Carlinville	1	0%	100%	22
Country Club Hills	1	0%	100%	68
Mount Prospect	1	0%	100%	35
Calumet City	1	0%	100%	45
Decatur	1	0%	100%	50
Freeport	1	0%	100%	42
Bellwood	1	0%	100%	32
Shorewood	1	0%	100%	28
Edwardsville	1	0%	100%	63
Hazel Crest	1	100%	0%	60
Forest Park	1	0%	100%	42
Crest Hill	1	0%	100%	49
Waukegan	1	0%	100%	51
Normal	1	0%	100%	50
Franklin Park	1	0%	100%	32
Alsip	1	0%	100%	34
Madison	1	100%	0%	33
Elmwood Park	1	0%	100%	43
Pawnee	1	100%	0%	34
Quincy	1	0%	100%	38
Monee	1	0%	100%	52