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Q2 2018 Recap: Parolees in Springfield convicted of crimes against persons

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There were eight offenders convicted of crimes against persons released on parole in Springfield during the second quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows that eight men were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons, one is a veteran, and the median age is 39. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2012, and the oldest was a 56-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Dishoan F. Green. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2012 when he was 19 years old. He is now 26.

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 crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q2 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
122
11.5%
88.5%
36
Rockford
27
3.7%
96.3%
34
Decatur
11
0%
100%
34
East Saint Louis
10
10%
90%
40
Waukegan
8
25%
75%
28
Springfield
8
0%
100%
39
Harvey
8
37.5%
62.5%
40
Peoria
7
14.3%
85.7%
37
Elgin
6
0%
100%
38
Granite City
5
20%
80%
36
Urbana
5
20%
80%
29
Galesburg
5
0%
100%
33
Joliet
5
0%
100%
32
Kankakee
5
0%
100%
34
Wheaton
4
25%
75%
33
Zion
4
0%
100%
47
Quincy
4
0%
100%
37
Aurora
4
0%
100%
38
Bloomington
4
0%
100%
39
Edwardsville
3
66.7%
33.3%
36
Chicago Heights
3
0%
100%
24
Cicero
3
0%
100%
33
Champaign
3
0%
100%
38
Wheeling
3
33.3%
66.7%
29
Country Club Hills
3
0%
100%
29
Riverdale
3
0%
100%
24
Carmi
3
33.3%
66.7%
44
Melrose Park
3
0%
100%
33
Vandalia
3
0%
100%
45
Pekin
3
0%
100%
31
Sycamore
3
33.3%
66.7%
41
Rantoul
3
0%
100%
25
Carbondale
3
0%
100%
44
Alton
3
0%
100%
28
Romeoville
2
0%
100%
23
Dixon
2
0%
100%
40
Marion
2
0%
100%
36
Normal
2
0%
100%
27
Palatine
2
0%
100%
33
Metropolis
2
0%
100%
33
Huntley
2
0%
100%
31
Effingham
2
0%
100%
31
Lincoln
2
0%
100%
30
Rock Island
2
50%
50%
45
Dekalb
2
50%
50%
35
West Chicago
2
0%
100%
38
Carpentersville
2
0%
100%
44
Washington
2
0%
100%
37
Centralia
2
50%
50%
44
Charleston
2
0%
100%
32

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