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Q3 2018 Recap: Parolees in Springfield convicted of drug crimes

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There were 11 offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Springfield during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows that 11 men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 31. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 45-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Adonis M. Avila. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2014 when he was 25 years old. He is now 30.

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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