The data shows that a man and woman were released in 62548. The younger parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2019. The other was a 45-year-old woman sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Melissa Berry. She was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2017 when she was 42 years old. She is now 45.
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 zips in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in 2019
| Zip | Total # of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60644 | 149 | 6.7% | 93.3% | 39 |
| 60624 | 148 | 12.2% | 87.8% | 40 |
| 60623 | 124 | 7.3% | 92.7% | 42 |
| 60651 | 101 | 5% | 95% | 39 |
| 60901 | 87 | 2.3% | 97.7% | 41 |
| 60612 | 85 | 11.8% | 88.2% | 39 |
| 60628 | 82 | 3.7% | 96.3% | 44 |
| 60607 | 72 | 6.9% | 93.1% | 47 |
| 60620 | 71 | 5.6% | 94.4% | 40 |
| 60608 | 67 | 6% | 94% | 36 |
| 60636 | 66 | 7.6% | 92.4% | 43 |
| 60619 | 63 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 41 |
| 60621 | 56 | 3.6% | 96.4% | 41 |
| 61832 | 48 | 14.6% | 85.4% | 36 |
| 60649 | 47 | 10.6% | 89.4% | 41 |
| 62703 | 45 | 4.4% | 95.6% | 39 |
| 60639 | 40 | 5% | 95% | 39 |
| 62301 | 39 | 20.5% | 79.5% | 36 |
| 60637 | 38 | 5.3% | 94.7% | 41 |
| 60629 | 37 | 5.4% | 94.6% | 38 |
| 60617 | 34 | 5.9% | 94.1% | 40 |
| 60435 | 31 | 3.2% | 96.8% | 40 |
| 61554 | 31 | 16.1% | 83.9% | 35 |
| 61701 | 31 | 19.4% | 80.6% | 37 |
| 62521 | 29 | 24.1% | 75.9% | 36 |
| 60609 | 28 | 7.1% | 92.9% | 38 |
| 62702 | 28 | 3.6% | 96.4% | 38 |
| 62002 | 27 | 14.8% | 85.2% | 37 |
| 60411 | 27 | 14.8% | 85.2% | 41 |
| 61201 | 26 | 7.7% | 92.3% | 39 |
| 61604 | 26 | 11.5% | 88.5% | 39 |
| 62650 | 25 | 16% | 84% | 36 |
| 60153 | 25 | 4% | 96% | 40 |
| 60505 | 25 | 20% | 80% | 37 |
| 60085 | 24 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 36 |
| 61920 | 24 | 20.8% | 79.2% | 37 |
| 61603 | 23 | 17.4% | 82.6% | 43 |
| 61104 | 23 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 36 |
| 60645 | 22 | 9.1% | 90.9% | 41 |
| 62864 | 22 | 31.8% | 68.2% | 39 |
| 60409 | 22 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| 60643 | 21 | 4.8% | 95.2% | 41 |
| 60406 | 21 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| 62205 | 21 | 9.5% | 90.5% | 37 |
| 62959 | 21 | 9.5% | 90.5% | 42 |
| 61605 | 21 | 9.5% | 90.5% | 37 |
| 62526 | 20 | 5% | 95% | 36 |
| 61944 | 19 | 26.3% | 73.7% | 38 |
| 60120 | 19 | 15.8% | 84.2% | 36 |
| 60647 | 19 | 15.8% | 84.2% | 42 |
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