Sangamon Sun

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole in De Witt County during the first quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 36 years old. He is now 39.

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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol were paroled during the first quarter of 2019 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	128	5.5%	94.5%	44
Kankakee County	21	0%	100%	40
Will County	14	7.1%	92.9%	43
Winnebago County	13	15.4%	84.6%	44
Kane County	11	0%	100%	42
Dupage County	11	0%	100%	42
Macon County	9	0%	100%	41
Sangamon County	8	0%	100%	51
Champaign County	7	14.3%	85.7%	45
Mchenry County	5	20%	80%	44
Lake County	5	0%	100%	44
Peoria County	4	0%	100%	38
Tazewell County	3	33.3%	66.7%	42
Stephenson County	3	33.3%	66.7%	45
Piatt County	3	0%	100%	47
Mclean County	3	0%	100%	38
La Salle County	3	33.3%	66.7%	48
St. Clair County	2	0%	100%	32
Madison County	2	0%	100%	45
Grundy County	2	100%	0%	43
Effingham County	2	50%	50%	48
Douglas County	2	0%	100%	34
Dekalb County	2	0%	100%	35
Williamson County	1	100%	0%	31
Whiteside County	1	0%	100%	46
Rock Island County	1	0%	100%	58
Pulaski County	1	0%	100%	26
Ogle County	1	0%	100%	27
Mason County	1	0%	100%	64
Livingston County	1	0%	100%	39
Knox County	1	100%	0%	46
Kendall County	1	0%	100%	32
Johnson County	1	0%	100%	42
Iroquois County	1	0%	100%	32
Henry County	1	0%	100%	35
Greene County	1	0%	100%	29
Franklin County	1	100%	0%	50
Fayette County	1	0%	100%	38
De Witt County	1	0%	100%	39
Crawford County	1	0%	100%	33
Coles County	1	0%	100%	48
Cass County	1	0%	100%	38
Bureau County	1	0%	100%	36
Adams County	1	0%	100%	24