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Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees in Springfield convicted of crimes involving weapons

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There were 13 offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in Springfield during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows that 13 men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 27. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2016, and the oldest was a 47-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Cinquinn Roberson. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2011 when he was 20 years old. He is now 28.

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 Q1 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q1 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
354
4%
96.1%
29
Rockford
18
0%
100%
31
Joliet
14
0%
100%
29
Springfield
13
0%
100%
27
Peoria
12
0%
100%
32
East Saint Louis
11
0%
100%
32
Riverdale
10
10%
90%
33
Harvey
9
0%
100%
33
Dolton
9
11.1%
88.9%
29
Urbana
9
0%
100%
32
Aurora
8
0%
100%
32
Calumet City
7
0%
100%
27
Broadview
7
0%
100%
33
Waukegan
7
0%
100%
32
Chicago Heights
6
0%
100%
32
Decatur
6
0%
100%
31
Danville
6
0%
100%
28
Matteson
6
0%
100%
27
Kankakee
6
0%
100%
26
Bellwood
5
0%
100%
33
Blue Island
5
0%
100%
30
Champaign
4
0%
100%
31
Belleville
4
0%
100%
28
Berwyn
4
0%
100%
30
Country Club Hills
4
0%
100%
27
North Chicago
4
0%
100%
38
South Holland
3
0%
100%
31
Maywood
3
0%
100%
29
Oak Park
3
0%
100%
28
Cicero
3
0%
100%
41
Hazel Crest
3
0%
100%
38
Lansing
2
50%
50%
25
La Grange
2
0%
100%
25
Markham
2
0%
100%
42
Westchester
2
0%
100%
35
Bolingbrook
2
0%
100%
39
Wheaton
2
0%
100%
21
Montgomery
2
0%
100%
25
Park Forest
2
0%
100%
23
Ottawa
2
0%
100%
37
Zion
2
0%
100%
30
Ullin
2
50%
50%
27
Oak Lawn
2
0%
100%
25
Mattoon
2
0%
100%
34
Naperville
2
0%
100%
34
Mount Vernon
2
0%
100%
33
Midlothian
2
0%
100%
25
Elgin
2
0%
100%
23
Granite City
2
0%
100%
34
Hanover Park
2
0%
100%
34

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