Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Of the parolees, 209 were men and 14 were women, with a median age of 40. Among them, there were six veterans. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2024, and the oldest was a 77-year-old man sentenced in 2024.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Keith W. Gilmore. He was convicted in 2013 when he was 44 years old. He is now 56.
Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to reincarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.
In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.
“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”
A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 223 | 6.3% | 93.7% | 40 |
| Winnebago County | 22 | 18.2% | 81.8% | 38.5 |
| Macon County | 21 | 9.5% | 90.5% | 41 |
| Peoria County | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 40 |
| Sangamon County | 12 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Lake County | 10 | 30% | 70% | 40.5 |
| St. Clair County | 10 | 30% | 70% | 37.5 |
| Will County | 10 | 10% | 90% | 42.5 |
| Madison County | 9 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Kane County | 9 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| DuPage County | 8 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Macoupin County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Tazewell County | 7 | 42.9% | 57.1% | 36 |
| Marion County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Rock Island County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 39 |
| Champaign County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 51.5 |
| Vermilion County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 39 |
| Jackson County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Kendall County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Jefferson County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 39 |
| Lasalle County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 43.5 |
| McHenry County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 38 |
| Massac County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 36.5 |
| Lawrence County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Monroe County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| McLean County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 41 |
| Iroquois County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Stephenson County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Union County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Edgar County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Douglas County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 44 |
| Williamson County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Christian County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Adams County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Morgan County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 50.5 |
| Saline County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 54.5 |
| Montgomery County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| White County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37.5 |
| Woodford County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 40 |
| Logan County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 46.5 |
| Clay County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Lee County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Knox County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| DeKalb County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Franklin County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Johnson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Greene County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49.5 |
| Clark County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Ford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Whiteside County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Wayne County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Fulton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Gallatin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 74 |
| Grundy County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Hancock County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Shelby County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Hardin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Henderson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Randolph County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Perry County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
| Kankakee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Moultrie County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Livingston County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Mason County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 38 |
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