The data shows 497 men and four women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons, two were veterans, and the median age was 30. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 64-year-old man sentenced in 2022.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Cristo Hernandez. He was convicted in 2011 when he was 27 years old. He is now 39.
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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons were paroled during the second quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cook | 501 | 0.8% | 99.2% | 30 |
Winnebago | 22 | 4.55% | 95.45% | 31.5 |
Lake | 20 | 0% | 100% | 28.5 |
Macon | 15 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
St. Clair | 15 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
Kane | 13 | 7.69% | 92.31% | 27 |
Champaign | 12 | 0% | 100% | 31.5 |
Peoria | 12 | 0% | 100% | 31.5 |
Madison | 11 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Will | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 34 |
Dupage | 9 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Sangamon | 8 | 0% | 100% | 29.5 |
Mclean | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 27 |
Dekalb | 4 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Jefferson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Kankakee | 3 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
Kendall | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
Saline | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
Tazewell | 3 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Clark | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49.5 |
Franklin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 45.5 |
Knox | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
Livingston | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
Mchenry | 2 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
Montgomery | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
Rock Island | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Stephenson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
Vermilion | 2 | 0% | 100% | 24.5 |
Adams | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
Alexander | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
Christian | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 72 |
Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
Fayette | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
Lawrence | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
Marion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
White | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
Whiteside | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
Williamson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
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