Sangamon Sun

There were four offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol living in Sangamon County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows three men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 51. The youngest parolee was a 40-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced in 2021.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Sheryl Beckner. She was convicted in 2020 when she was 54 years old. She is now 57.

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 involving alcohol were paroled during the third quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook	51	11.76%	88.24%	41
Winnebago	9	0%	100%	51
Mclean	7	14.29%	85.71%	57
Dupage	6	0%	100%	37.5
Macon	5	40%	60%	41
Will	5	0%	100%	45
Kane	4	50%	50%	46
Lake	4	0%	100%	42
Sangamon	4	25%	75%	50.5
Adams	3	0%	100%	31
Madison	3	33.33%	66.67%	61
Mchenry	3	0%	100%	35
Champaign	2	0%	100%	39
Coles	2	0%	100%	48.5
Effingham	2	50%	50%	43
Peoria	2	50%	50%	45
Rock Island	2	0%	100%	42
Tazewell	2	0%	100%	32
Boone	1	0%	100%	57
Bureau	1	0%	100%	27
Christian	1	0%	100%	36
Edgar	1	0%	100%	51
Franklin	1	0%	100%	56
Hancock	1	0%	100%	43
Hardin	1	0%	100%	39
Henry	1	0%	100%	53
Jackson	1	0%	100%	55
Jersey	1	0%	100%	66
Kankakee	1	0%	100%	45
Kendall	1	0%	100%	35
Knox	1	0%	100%	32
Lasalle	1	0%	100%	40
Livingston	1	0%	100%	34
Perry	1	100%	0%	52
St. Clair	1	0%	100%	51
Woodford	1	100%	0%	49