The data shows 44 men and seven women were released in Sangamon County. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 39. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2019, and the oldest was a 86-year-old man sentenced for a sex crime in 2013.
The offender incarcerated the longest was James W. Harlan. He was convicted of homicide in 1994 when he was 40 years old. He is now 69.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the second quarter of 2022 in each Sangamon County.
| County | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,492 | 7.57% | 4.49% | 9.18% |
| Winnebago | 113 | 3.54% | 0.88% | 15.93% |
| Lake | 96 | 21.88% | 5.21% | 11.46% |
| St. Clair | 94 | 1.06% | 6.38% | 17.02% |
| Peoria | 75 | 6.67% | 5.33% | 14.67% |
| Will | 75 | 4% | 5.33% | 17.33% |
| Macon | 72 | 12.5% | 2.78% | 13.89% |
| Kane | 68 | 19.12% | 0% | 26.47% |
| Madison | 57 | 0% | 0% | 26.32% |
| Dupage | 54 | 0% | 0% | 22.22% |
| Sangamon | 51 | 7.84% | 3.92% | 21.57% |
| McLean | 48 | 0% | 2.08% | 37.5% |
| Champaign | 44 | 0% | 6.82% | 18.18% |
| Tazewell | 42 | 9.52% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Rock Island | 34 | 2.94% | 8.82% | 38.24% |
| McHenry | 33 | 0% | 6.06% | 30.3% |
| Kankakee | 29 | 0% | 3.45% | 24.14% |
| Lasalle | 22 | 13.64% | 0% | 40.91% |
| Vermilion | 21 | 0% | 4.76% | 9.52% |
| Marion | 17 | 0% | 0% | 17.65% |
| Jefferson | 16 | 12.5% | 6.25% | 31.25% |
| Knox | 16 | 0% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Adams | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Boone | 15 | 13.33% | 0% | 13.33% |
| DeKalb | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.67% |
| Henry | 13 | 7.69% | 0% | 53.85% |
| Stephenson | 12 | 0% | 25% | 16.67% |
| Christian | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Franklin | 11 | 9.09% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Randolph | 11 | 0% | 0% | 54.55% |
| Coles | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Douglas | 10 | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Jackson | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| Jersey | 10 | 0% | 0% | 70% |
| White | 10 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Whiteside | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Williamson | 10 | 10% | 0% | 40% |
| Macoupin | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Morgan | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Saline | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 25% |
| Clay | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Kendall | 7 | 14.29% | 14.29% | 0% |
| Livingston | 7 | 42.86% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Montgomery | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Pike | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 28.57% |
| Carroll | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Clark | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Crawford | 6 | 0% | 16.67% | 50% |
| Edgar | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Effingham | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Fayette | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Fulton | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Grundy | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Marshall | 6 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Bond | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Lee | 5 | 20% | 0% | 20% |
| Logan | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Monroe | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Ogle | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Shelby | 5 | 20% | 0% | 20% |
| Union | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Alexander | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Iroquois | 4 | 25% | 0% | 25% |
| Massac | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Wabash | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Woodford | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bureau | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| DeWitt | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edwards | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Greene | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Johnson | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Perry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Richland | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Schuyler | 3 | 33.33% | 33.33% | 0% |
| Warren | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cass | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Clinton | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Ford | 2 | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jasper | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Mercer | 2 | 50% | 0% | 50% |
| Moultrie | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Washington | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Calhoun | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Hancock | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Henderson | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mason | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Piatt | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Wayne | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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