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Q3 2018 Recap: Parolees in Springfield convicted of crimes involving weapons

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There were 11 offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons 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 10 men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 28. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 39-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Vishan M. Johnson. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2010 when he was 24 years old. He is now 33.

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 crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q3 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
375
2.1%
97.9%
30
Rockford
21
0%
100%
31
Peoria
16
6.3%
93.8%
30
Chicago Heights
14
0%
100%
33
Joliet
14
0%
100%
30
East Saint Louis
11
0%
100%
31
Springfield
11
9.1%
90.9%
28
Decatur
10
0%
100%
30
Riverdale
10
0%
100%
38
Aurora
10
0%
100%
30
Kankakee
9
0%
100%
31
Danville
9
0%
100%
34
Waukegan
8
0%
100%
29
Calumet City
8
0%
100%
33
Harvey
7
0%
100%
27
Champaign
6
0%
100%
29
Dolton
6
0%
100%
30
Maywood
6
0%
100%
26
Bolingbrook
5
0%
100%
33
Urbana
5
0%
100%
33
Blue Island
4
0%
100%
32
Lansing
4
0%
100%
37
South Holland
4
0%
100%
26
Pekin
4
25%
75%
35
Des Plaines
3
0%
100%
50
Zion
3
0%
100%
29
Granite City
3
0%
100%
48
Pontiac
3
0%
100%
29
Plainfield
3
0%
100%
32
Bloomington
3
0%
100%
31
Alton
2
50%
50%
26
Carbondale
2
0%
100%
29
Freeport
2
0%
100%
29
Galesburg
2
0%
100%
37
Streamwood
2
0%
100%
28
Moline
2
0%
100%
25
Berwyn
2
0%
100%
24
Hoffman Estates
2
0%
100%
31
Bellwood
2
0%
100%
26
Markham
2
0%
100%
24
Belleville
2
0%
100%
48
Elgin
2
0%
100%
36
Mount Vernon
2
50%
50%
39
Hillside
2
0%
100%
33
Bartlett
2
0%
100%
32
Country Club Hills
2
50%
50%
36
Worth
2
0%
100%
31
Oak Lawn
2
0%
100%
26
Wheeling
2
0%
100%
22
Nauvoo
2
0%
100%
32

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