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2018 Recap: Parolees in Springfield convicted of crimes against children

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There were five offenders convicted of crimes against children released on parole in Springfield during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows that four men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against children was 33. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2013, and the oldest was a 43-year-old woman sentenced in 2015.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Jennifer Tyree. She was convicted of a crime against one or more children in 2015 when she was 38 years old. She is now 43.

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 2018 who were convicted of crimes against children.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against children paroled in 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Kankakee
25
0%
100%
41
Broadview
13
0%
100%
39
Rushville
12
0%
100%
48
Chicago
6
0%
100%
44
Springfield
5
20%
80%
33
Rockford
3
33.3%
66.7%
36
Decatur
3
33.3%
66.7%
36
Danville
3
0%
100%
28
Mound City
2
50%
50%
40
East Saint Louis
2
50%
50%
34
Roseville
2
0%
100%
42
Metropolis
2
0%
100%
32
Elgin
2
0%
100%
46
Aurora
2
0%
100%
32
Waukegan
2
0%
100%
27
Stonington
1
0%
100%
31
Prophetstown
1
100%
0%
35
Plymouth
1
0%
100%
26
Winchester
1
0%
100%
28
Palos Heights
1
0%
100%
40
Ottawa
1
0%
100%
29
Mount Vernon
1
0%
100%
49
Xenia
1
0%
100%
30
Mount Olive
1
0%
100%
41
Glen Carbon
1
0%
100%
36
Morton
1
100%
0%
39
Moline
1
0%
100%
49
Milford
1
0%
100%
34
Rockbridge
1
0%
100%
28
Waverly
1
0%
100%
27
Sparta
1
0%
100%
42
South Beloit
1
0%
100%
73
Summit Argo
1
0%
100%
33
Taylorville
1
0%
100%
34
Shelbyville
1
0%
100%
29
Seneca
1
0%
100%
26
Schaumburg
1
0%
100%
44
Savanna
1
0%
100%
37
Tinley Park
1
0%
100%
30
Ullin
1
0%
100%
55
Watson
1
0%
100%
33
Salem
1
0%
100%
51
Sandoval
1
0%
100%
48
Pekin
1
0%
100%
56
Mc Leansboro
1
0%
100%
50
Earlville
1
0%
100%
25
Dixon
1
0%
100%
25
Des Plaines
1
0%
100%
36
Coello
1
0%
100%
44
Chillicothe
1
0%
100%
27

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