Sangamon Sun

There were two offenders convicted of crimes against children released on parole in Sangamon County during the third quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows that a man and a woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against children was 33. The younger parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 40-year-old woman sentenced in 2017.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Mark D. Thompson. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 23 years old. He is now 26.

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 against children were paroled during the third quarter of 2020 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	17	5.88%	94.12%	42
Schuyler County	4	0%	100%	44
Lasalle County	3	0%	100%	56
St. Clair County	3	0%	100%	30
Dupage County	2	0%	100%	37
Kane County	2	0%	100%	34
Lake County	2	0%	100%	48
Mchenry County	2	0%	100%	38
Ogle County	2	0%	100%	32
Rock Island County	2	0%	100%	43
Sangamon County	2	50%	50%	33
Tazewell County	2	50%	50%	34
Winnebago County	2	0%	100%	51
Champaign County	1	0%	100%	56
Edwards County	1	100%	0%	32
Franklin County	1	0%	100%	23
Kankakee County	1	0%	100%	52
Knox County	1	0%	100%	37
Lee County	1	0%	100%	34
Macon County	1	100%	0%	33
Madison County	1	0%	100%	52
Marion County	1	0%	100%	38
Mclean County	1	0%	100%	26
Randolph County	1	0%	100%	38
Richland County	1	0%	100%	27
Shelby County	1	0%	100%	32
Vermilion County	1	0%	100%	41
Wayne County	1	0%	100%	27
White County	1	0%	100%	58
Will County	1	0%	100%	26