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Q2 2018 Recap: Parolees in Springfield convicted of property crimes

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There were 27 offenders convicted of property crimes 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 24 men and three women were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 34. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 69-year-old man sentenced in 2011.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Larry Bretsnyder. He was convicted of a property crime in 2010 when he was 35 years old. He is now 44.

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 property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Q2 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
321
4.4%
95.6%
38
Joliet
28
3.6%
96.4%
36
Springfield
27
11.1%
88.9%
34
Rockford
25
16%
84%
41
Waukegan
20
0%
100%
32
Peoria
18
11.1%
88.9%
30
East Saint Louis
15
13.3%
86.7%
40
Decatur
12
16.7%
83.3%
48
Danville
11
0%
100%
29
Aurora
10
20%
80%
40
Kankakee
10
0%
100%
41
Champaign
9
11.1%
88.9%
32
Granite City
9
33.3%
66.7%
35
Harvey
8
12.5%
87.5%
41
Riverdale
8
12.5%
87.5%
36
Belleville
7
0%
100%
40
Blue Island
7
14.3%
85.7%
41
Urbana
7
0%
100%
36
Berwyn
6
16.7%
83.3%
43
Lansing
6
16.7%
83.3%
32
Maywood
6
0%
100%
46
Chicago Heights
6
0%
100%
30
Harrisburg
6
0%
100%
29
Wheaton
5
0%
100%
47
Bloomington
5
20%
80%
34
Bellwood
5
0%
100%
33
Mount Vernon
5
20%
80%
35
Cicero
4
0%
100%
38
East Alton
4
25%
75%
37
Dolton
4
0%
100%
40
Melrose Park
4
25%
75%
46
Centralia
4
0%
100%
37
Pekin
4
25%
75%
33
Addison
4
0%
100%
25
Pontiac
4
0%
100%
39
Quincy
4
25%
75%
30
Bolingbrook
4
25%
75%
29
Lockport
3
33.3%
66.7%
24
East Moline
3
0%
100%
43
Palatine
3
33.3%
66.7%
30
Herrin
3
0%
100%
43
Elgin
3
0%
100%
32
Marion
3
0%
100%
45
Hanover Park
3
0%
100%
41
Matteson
3
0%
100%
31
Schaumburg
3
0%
100%
35
Salem
3
0%
100%
29
Galesburg
3
33.3%
66.7%
36
Forest Park
3
33.3%
66.7%
31
Collinsville
3
0%
100%
37

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