The data shows that 11 men and two women were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 39. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old woman sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 58-year-old man sentenced in 2012.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Christopher J. Lesher. He was convicted in 2012 when he was 51 years old. He is now 58.
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 property crimes were paroled during the first quarter of 2019 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in the first quarter of 2019
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 464 | 8.2% | 91.8% | 37 |
| Will County | 32 | 9.4% | 90.6% | 36 |
| Winnebago County | 27 | 3.7% | 96.3% | 33 |
| Peoria County | 26 | 23.1% | 76.9% | 37 |
| Madison County | 25 | 4% | 96% | 34 |
| Kane County | 24 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 32 |
| Macon County | 22 | 13.6% | 86.4% | 35 |
| Dupage County | 20 | 10% | 90% | 33 |
| St. Clair County | 19 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Kankakee County | 19 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Lake County | 18 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Sangamon County | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 38 |
| Williamson County | 15 | 6.7% | 93.3% | 37 |
| Champaign County | 15 | 20% | 80% | 32 |
| Vermilion County | 14 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 33 |
| Rock Island County | 13 | 15.4% | 84.6% | 39 |
| Mclean County | 11 | 9.1% | 90.9% | 28 |
| Marion County | 10 | 30% | 70% | 31 |
| La Salle County | 9 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 28 |
| Tazewell County | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 31 |
| Mchenry County | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 33 |
| Jefferson County | 7 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 30 |
| Stephenson County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Franklin County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Coles County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Christian County | 5 | 40% | 60% | 32 |
| Ogle County | 4 | 50% | 50% | 39 |
| Jackson County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32 |
| Grundy County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Fayette County | 4 | 50% | 50% | 36 |
| Bureau County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Whiteside County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 31 |
| Pike County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Knox County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Dekalb County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Alexander County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Woodford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| White County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Saline County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Randolph County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Pulaski County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Montgomery County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Macoupin County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 47 |
| Lawrence County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Kendall County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Jersey County | 2 | 100% | 0% | 29 |
| Ford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Crawford County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 34 |
| Clinton County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Bond County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Washington County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 30 |
| Warren County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Wabash County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 33 |
| Union County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 56 |
| Moultrie County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Morgan County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Monroe County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Mercer County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Mcdonough County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 30 |
| Massac County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Mason County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Marshall County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 33 |
| Logan County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 45 |
| Livingston County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Jasper County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Iroquois County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Hancock County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Greene County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Fulton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Effingham County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Edwards County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| De Witt County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Clark County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 39 |
| Carroll County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Boone County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
| Adams County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
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