The data shows that a man and woman were released in Petersburg. The younger parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2017. The other was a 40-year-old woman sentenced in 2015.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Tara S. Dennis. She was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2015 when she was 36 years old. She is now 40.
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 Q2 2018 who were convicted of drug crimes.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q2 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
479
8.4%
91.7%
39
Joliet
23
0%
100%
35
Springfield
22
9.1%
90.9%
38
Rockford
20
5%
95%
36
Decatur
18
0%
100%
33
Aurora
17
5.9%
94.1%
32
Kankakee
15
0%
100%
38
Peoria
13
7.7%
92.3%
37
Quincy
13
30.8%
69.2%
36
Bloomington
12
0%
100%
38
Waukegan
11
9.1%
90.9%
32
Chicago Heights
11
0%
100%
41
Harvey
9
0%
100%
35
Belleville
7
14.3%
85.7%
39
Jacksonville
7
0%
100%
37
Freeport
7
28.6%
71.4%
35
Danville
6
33.3%
66.7%
35
East Saint Louis
6
0%
100%
38
Alton
6
16.7%
83.3%
35
Centralia
6
16.7%
83.3%
39
Mchenry
5
0%
100%
35
Havana
5
0%
100%
29
Marion
5
0%
100%
40
Ottawa
5
20%
80%
41
Lawrenceville
5
20%
80%
40
North Chicago
5
0%
100%
44
Bellwood
5
0%
100%
33
Elgin
5
20%
80%
39
Pekin
5
0%
100%
26
Dolton
5
0%
100%
45
Mount Carmel
5
0%
100%
35
Melrose Park
5
0%
100%
39
Machesney Park
5
20%
80%
33
Sterling
4
25%
75%
39
Harrisburg
4
0%
100%
50
Champaign
4
25%
75%
37
Mount Vernon
4
0%
100%
34
Calumet City
4
0%
100%
47
Blue Island
4
0%
100%
36
Loves Park
4
50%
50%
33
Maywood
4
0%
100%
26
Bolingbrook
4
0%
100%
34
Granite City
3
0%
100%
39
Edwardsville
3
33.3%
66.7%
37
Palatine
3
0%
100%
27
West Frankfort
3
0%
100%
40
East Alton
3
0%
100%
38
Justice
3
0%
100%
33
Rock Island
3
0%
100%
33
Vandalia
3
0%
100%
38
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