The data shows 50 men and eight women were released in Sangamon County. Of the parolees, three were veterans, and the median age was 38. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2022, and the oldest was a 81-year-old man sentenced for a sex crime in 2018.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Kethan Garlick. He was convicted of a sex crime in 2008 when he was 29 years old. He is now 44.
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 fourth quarter of 2022 in each Sangamon County.
| County | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,466 | 6.41% | 3.14% | 10.98% |
| Winnebago | 103 | 1.94% | 1.94% | 6.8% |
| St. Clair | 90 | 4.44% | 2.22% | 22.22% |
| Will | 90 | 7.78% | 2.22% | 12.22% |
| Macon | 82 | 3.66% | 0% | 21.95% |
| Peoria | 75 | 4% | 10.67% | 18.67% |
| Lake | 66 | 15.15% | 3.03% | 19.7% |
| Kane | 64 | 3.13% | 3.13% | 17.19% |
| Sangamon | 58 | 5.17% | 0% | 12.07% |
| Madison | 56 | 5.36% | 7.14% | 17.86% |
| McLean | 52 | 1.92% | 1.92% | 25% |
| Champaign | 46 | 0% | 4.35% | 23.91% |
| Dupage | 42 | 2.38% | 7.14% | 4.76% |
| Rock Island | 32 | 6.25% | 0% | 40.63% |
| Kankakee | 30 | 3.33% | 6.67% | 13.33% |
| Tazewell | 30 | 10% | 10% | 23.33% |
| Vermilion | 29 | 10.34% | 0% | 27.59% |
| Adams | 25 | 4% | 4% | 20% |
| Jefferson | 19 | 5.26% | 0% | 42.11% |
| McHenry | 18 | 5.56% | 0% | 16.67% |
| DeKalb | 17 | 5.88% | 0% | 5.88% |
| Lasalle | 16 | 0% | 0% | 68.75% |
| Kendall | 13 | 0% | 7.69% | 23.08% |
| Franklin | 12 | 8.33% | 0% | 41.67% |
| Marion | 12 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Crawford | 11 | 0% | 0% | 72.73% |
| Henry | 11 | 9.09% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Livingston | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.09% |
| Morgan | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45.45% |
| Saline | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.27% |
| Jackson | 10 | 20% | 0% | 30% |
| Knox | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Montgomery | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| Perry | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Pike | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Randolph | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Williamson | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Christian | 9 | 11.11% | 0% | 44.44% |
| Coles | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Whiteside | 9 | 11.11% | 0% | 22.22% |
| Fayette | 8 | 0% | 0% | 62.5% |
| Greene | 8 | 0% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Stephenson | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Boone | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Douglas | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Logan | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Macoupin | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Alexander | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Bond | 6 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Lee | 6 | 16.67% | 16.67% | 16.67% |
| Schuyler | 6 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Bureau | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Effingham | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Fulton | 5 | 20% | 0% | 40% |
| Grundy | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Jo Daviess | 5 | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| Richland | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Cass | 4 | 0% | 25% | 75% |
| Clay | 4 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| Edgar | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Ford | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Ogle | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Piatt | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pulaski | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Clinton | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Cumberland | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| DeWitt | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Hancock | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Iroquois | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Jersey | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Johnson | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Marshall | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| McDonough | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Menard | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Shelby | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Wayne | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| White | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Woodford | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Carroll | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Clark | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jasper | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Massac | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Mercer | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Union | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Hardin | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Monroe | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Warren | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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