The data shows nine men and two women were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 39. The youngest parolee was a 32-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 49-year-old man sentenced in 2021.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Danny L. Thomas. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 41 years old. He is now 45.
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 drug crimes were paroled during the second quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 137 | 5.84% | 94.16% | 38 |
| Kane | 18 | 22.22% | 77.78% | 37 |
| Mclean | 18 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Winnebago | 18 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| St. Clair | 16 | 31.25% | 68.75% | 38 |
| Madison | 15 | 6.67% | 93.33% | 38 |
| Tazewell | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 36 |
| Rock Island | 13 | 30.77% | 69.23% | 37 |
| Will | 13 | 7.69% | 92.31% | 36 |
| Dupage | 12 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Lake | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 36 |
| Peoria | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 46 |
| Sangamon | 11 | 18.18% | 81.82% | 39 |
| Macon | 10 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Mchenry | 10 | 20% | 80% | 36 |
| Lasalle | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 38 |
| Champaign | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 33.5 |
| Henry | 7 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Jersey | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 41 |
| Kankakee | 7 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Knox | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38 |
| Randolph | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38.5 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| White | 5 | 40% | 60% | 39 |
| Christian | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Dekalb | 4 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Edgar | 4 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Fulton | 4 | 25% | 75% | 39 |
| Macoupin | 4 | 25% | 75% | 43.5 |
| Williamson | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Adams | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Crawford | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 55 |
| Douglas | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 37 |
| Effingham | 3 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Jackson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Lawrence | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 33 |
| Marion | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 32 |
| Monroe | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 37 |
| Ogle | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Whiteside | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Alexander | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Bond | 2 | 50% | 50% | 48 |
| Boone | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Carroll | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Clinton | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Coles | 2 | 50% | 50% | 30.5 |
| Edwards | 2 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Fayette | 2 | 50% | 50% | 34 |
| Franklin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Greene | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Morgan | 2 | 50% | 50% | 34 |
| Pike | 2 | 100% | 0% | 38 |
| Saline | 2 | 50% | 50% | 25.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 42.5 |
| Union | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Vermilion | 2 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Bureau | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Calhoun | 1 | 100% | 0% | 49 |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 100% | 0% | 29 |
| Johnson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Logan | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Marshall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Piatt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Scott | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Shelby | 1 | 100% | 0% | 29 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Washington | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
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