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Q3 2018 Recap: Parolees in Lincoln convicted of drug crimes

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There were three offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Lincoln during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows that two men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 40. The youngest parolee was a 35-year-old woman sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 47-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Chad M. Harberts. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2016 when he was 35 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 table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q3 2018 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q3 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
483
6.4%
93.6%
38
Joliet
33
9.1%
90.9%
35
Decatur
32
9.4%
90.6%
38
Rockford
23
0%
100%
32
Peoria
21
9.5%
90.5%
44
Quincy
15
20%
80%
36
Aurora
13
15.4%
84.6%
37
Bloomington
11
9.1%
90.9%
37
Springfield
11
0%
100%
31
Kankakee
11
0%
100%
42
Elgin
11
18.2%
81.8%
40
Waukegan
10
0%
100%
35
Blue Island
10
10%
90%
41
Marion
10
30%
70%
34
Danville
10
30%
70%
36
Maywood
9
0%
100%
42
Alton
9
11.1%
88.9%
33
Jacksonville
8
25%
75%
32
Centralia
8
0%
100%
35
Normal
8
0%
100%
30
Chicago Heights
7
0%
100%
34
East Saint Louis
7
0%
100%
39
Pekin
7
28.6%
71.4%
39
Harvey
6
33.3%
66.7%
37
Freeport
6
0%
100%
35
Carmi
5
20%
80%
39
Lawrenceville
5
40%
60%
42
Kewanee
5
0%
100%
36
Bellwood
5
0%
100%
41
Riverdale
5
0%
100%
38
Belleville
5
0%
100%
37
Granite City
5
20%
80%
33
North Chicago
4
0%
100%
45
Carpentersville
4
25%
75%
30
Champaign
4
25%
75%
54
Olney
4
0%
100%
34
Mattoon
4
25%
75%
38
Cicero
4
0%
100%
34
Collinsville
4
0%
100%
31
Robinson
4
0%
100%
50
Naperville
4
0%
100%
34
Evanston
4
0%
100%
43
Dolton
4
0%
100%
48
Carlinville
4
25%
75%
28
Berwyn
4
0%
100%
32
Tinley Park
3
0%
100%
34
Galesburg
3
33.3%
66.7%
38
Lincoln
3
33.3%
66.7%
40
Harrisburg
3
33.3%
66.7%
41
Paris
3
0%
100%
27

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