Sangamon Sun

There were six offenders convicted of sex crimes 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 all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for sex crimes was 52. The youngest parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2014, and the oldest was a 71-year-old man sentenced in 2010.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Henry Smith. He was convicted in 2010 when he was 41 years old. He is now 53.

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 sex crimes were paroled during the third quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook	57	0%	100%	39
Lake	11	0%	100%	32
Winnebago	9	0%	100%	41
Kane	6	0%	100%	36.5
Sangamon	6	0%	100%	51.5
Schuyler	6	0%	100%	49.5
Mchenry	5	0%	100%	38
Logan	4	0%	100%	46.5
Kankakee	3	0%	100%	52
Ogle	3	0%	100%	36
Rock Island	3	33.33%	66.67%	47
Boone	2	50%	50%	41
Franklin	2	0%	100%	43
Macon	2	0%	100%	39.5
Madison	2	0%	100%	44
Mclean	2	0%	100%	31.5
Peoria	2	0%	100%	53
Pike	2	0%	100%	46.5
Tazewell	2	0%	100%	36
Whiteside	2	0%	100%	45
Alexander	1	0%	100%	23
Cass	1	0%	100%	32
Christian	1	0%	100%	34
Clay	1	0%	100%	27
Coles	1	0%	100%	49
Dupage	1	0%	100%	53
Edwards	1	0%	100%	54
Fayette	1	0%	100%	27
Fulton	1	0%	100%	54
Henry	1	0%	100%	26
Iroquois	1	0%	100%	35
Jackson	1	0%	100%	57
Jasper	1	0%	100%	47
Jefferson	1	0%	100%	29
Knox	1	0%	100%	44
Lee	1	0%	100%	32
Mercer	1	0%	100%	46
Monroe	1	0%	100%	41
Montgomery	1	0%	100%	64
Pope	1	0%	100%	34
Pulaski	1	0%	100%	40
Saline	1	0%	100%	69
Vermilion	1	0%	100%	35
Will	1	0%	100%	62
Williamson	1	0%	100%	31