Sangamon Sun

There were three offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol living in Sangamon County released on parole during the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows two men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 41. The youngest parolee was a 37-year-old man sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 41-year-old man sentenced in 2021.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jenica L. Brimmer. She was convicted in 2018 when she was 36 years old. She is now 41.

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 fourth quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook	61	14.75%	85.25%	42
Will	8	25%	75%	48
Winnebago	8	12.5%	87.5%	53
Macon	6	33.33%	66.67%	50.5
Dupage	4	0%	100%	48.5
Lake	3	33.33%	66.67%	38
Sangamon	3	33.33%	66.67%	41
Kane	2	50%	50%	37
Kankakee	2	50%	50%	42
Kendall	2	0%	100%	35
Livingston	2	0%	100%	55
Perry	2	0%	100%	36.5
Rock Island	2	0%	100%	38
Champaign	1	0%	100%	39
Christian	1	0%	100%	43
Coles	1	0%	100%	42
Dewitt	1	0%	100%	30
Effingham	1	0%	100%	54
Fulton	1	0%	100%	63
Grundy	1	0%	100%	29
Jefferson	1	0%	100%	40
Knox	1	0%	100%	30
Lasalle	1	0%	100%	62
Logan	1	0%	100%	34
Marshall	1	0%	100%	52
Mchenry	1	0%	100%	46
Mclean	1	0%	100%	39
Morgan	1	0%	100%	45
Peoria	1	0%	100%	69
Pike	1	0%	100%	44
St. Clair	1	0%	100%	52
Union	1	0%	100%	44
Vermilion	1	0%	100%	42
Williamson	1	0%	100%	34
Woodford	1	0%	100%	40