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Jan.-June 2018 Recap: Parolees in Lincoln convicted of sex crimes

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There were two offenders convicted of sex crimes released on parole in Lincoln during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Lincoln were men. The younger parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2016. The other was a 54-year-old man sentenced in 1985.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Marcus Downen. He was convicted of a sex crime in 2016 when he was 20 years old. He is now 22.

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 during the first half of 2018 who were convicted of sex crimes.

Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Broadview190%100%41
Chicago137.7%92.3%41
Kankakee70%100%43
Ullin60%100%36
Rushville50%100%51
Rockford40%100%39
Decatur40%100%35
Woodstock30%100%53
Peoria30%100%34
Springfield30%100%46
Joliet20%100%31
Belleville20%100%41
Aurora20%100%33
Homewood20%100%53
Freeport20%100%40
Lincoln20%100%38
Murrayville10%100%56
New Athens10%100%39
Pekin10%100%54
Paxton10%100%23
North Chicago10%100%25
Normal1100%0%24
Plano10%100%35
Quincy10%100%30
Wilsonville10%100%35
Willow Hill10%100%38
Vandalia10%100%40
Streator10%100%46
Sterling10%100%54
Alsip10%100%33
Sparta10%100%50
Skokie10%100%30
Savanna10%100%32
Salem10%100%32
Rockton10%100%57
Mount Vernon10%100%63
Mendota10%100%22
Maywood10%100%43
Cicero10%100%41
Chicago Heights10%100%57
Centralia10%100%39
Carmi10%100%31
Carlinville10%100%31
Carbondale10%100%30
Calumet City10%100%50
Bradley10%100%40
Bonnie10%100%32
Benton10%100%55
Cobden10%100%50
Danville10%100%30

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