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2019 Recap: Parolees in Alsip convicted of sex crimes

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There were two offenders convicted of sex crimes released on parole in Alsip during 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Cook News.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Alsip were men. The younger parolee was a 34-year-old man sentenced in 2012. The other was a 39-year-old man sentenced in 2012.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Rafael F. Diaz. He was convicted of a sex crime in 2012 when he was 26 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 2019 who were convicted of sex crimes.

Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago616.6%93.4%44
Kankakee360%100%44
Broadview137.7%92.3%42
Rockford100%100%41
Danville90%100%39
East Saint Louis60%100%46
Bloomington60%100%33
Decatur60%100%34
Joliet60%100%45
Springfield50%100%39
Chicago Heights40%100%32
Peoria40%100%40
Rushville40%100%44
Mount Vernon40%100%43
Pembroke Township30%100%42
Carbondale30%100%42
North Chicago30%100%46
Canton30%100%45
Sterling20%100%37
Bellwood20%100%45
Freeport20%100%52
Alsip20%100%37
Champaign20%100%40
Woodstock20%100%45
Lincoln20%100%40
Belleville20%100%41
Coulterville20%100%50
Palatine20%100%51
Des Plaines20%100%31
Alton20%100%41
Granite City20%100%41
Normal20%100%29
Cicero20%100%35
Mount Olive20%100%51
Hazel Crest20%100%50
Hinckley10%100%40
Richview10%100%34
Chatsworth10%100%27
Algonquin10%100%67
Crete10%100%38
Carmi10%100%42
Greenville10%100%48
O Fallon10%100%47
Maywood10%100%27
Pecatonica10%100%57
Cuba10%100%74
Hoopeston1100%0%52
University Park10%100%30
Cobden10%100%62
Riverdale10%100%48

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