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Q3 2019 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Springfield?

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There were 82 offenders released on parole during the third quarter that live in Springfield zip codes, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Sangamon Sun.

The data shows that 78 men and four women were released in Springfield. The median age of the parolees was 37. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man sentenced in 2018 and the oldest was a 64-year-old man sentenced in 2009.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jimmie L. Schlemm. He was convicted in 1979 when he was 21 years old. He is now 62.

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 the third quarter.

CityCountiesTotal Q3 Parolees% convicted for sex crimes% convicted for homicide% convicted for drug-related crimes
ChicagoCook1,4660.9%2.1%24.3%
RockfordWinnebago1373.7%1.5%20.4%
KankakeeKankakee9413.8%5.3%16%
SpringfieldSangamon821.2%3.7%24.4%
PeoriaPeoria800%0%33.8%
DecaturMacon760%1.3%17.1%
JolietWill740%2.7%25.7%
DanvilleVermilion449.1%0%31.8%
East Saint LouisSt. Clair402.5%10%12.5%
Chicago HeightsCook375.4%5.4%16.2%
WaukeganLake352.9%2.9%25.7%
HarveyCook310%6.5%19.4%
BloomingtonMcLean303.3%0%36.7%
ChampaignChampaign300%0%23.3%
CiceroCook296.9%6.9%13.8%
QuincyAdams290%3.5%41.4%
Calumet CityCook260%3.9%11.5%
AuroraKane, DuPage254%0%44%
ElginCook, Kane240%0%29.2%
Granite CityMadison240%16.7%12.5%
RiverdaleCook240%0%20.8%
AltonMadison200%0%40%
Blue IslandCook200%0%5%
DoltonCook200%0%0%
PekinTazewell190%0%47.4%
UrbanaChampaign190%10.5%21.1%
BroadviewCook185.6%0%22.2%
FreeportStephenson160%6.3%18.8%
JacksonvilleMorgan160%0%68.8%
MaywoodCook160%0%25%
Rock IslandRock Island160%12.5%43.8%
BellevilleSt. Clair150%0%20%
BerwynCook150%0%20%
GalesburgKnox150%0%26.7%
MarionWilliamson150%0%40%
ZionLake156.7%0%13.3%
Melrose ParkCook147.1%0%21.4%
BellwoodCook137.7%7.7%15.4%
CentraliaMarion130%0%30.8%
LansingCook130%7.7%7.7%
Mount VernonJefferson130%0%46.2%
OttawaLaSalle130%0%30.8%
LincolnLogan119.1%0%27.3%
PontiacLivingston110%0%36.4%
RantoulChampaign110%0%9.1%
Round LakeLake110%0%36.4%
South HollandCook110%0%27.3%
CharlestonColes100%0%70%
Country Club HillsCook100%10%40%
MattesonCook100%0%10%

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