The data shows that two men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 34. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old woman sentenced in 2016, and the oldest was a 45-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Rosalie A. Clark. She was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2016 when she was 23 years old. She is now 27.
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 table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q3 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q3 2019
City | Total # of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago | 356 | 8.4% | 91.6% | 40 |
Rockford | 28 | 10.7% | 89.3% | 39 |
Peoria | 27 | 18.5% | 81.5% | 39 |
Springfield | 20 | 5% | 95% | 38 |
Joliet | 19 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Kankakee | 15 | 6.7% | 93.3% | 42 |
Danville | 14 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 34 |
Decatur | 13 | 38.5% | 61.5% | 33 |
Quincy | 12 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 36 |
Jacksonville | 11 | 9.1% | 90.9% | 33 |
Aurora | 11 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
Bloomington | 11 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
Pekin | 9 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 34 |
Waukegan | 9 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 38 |
Alton | 8 | 25% | 75% | 36 |
Rock Island | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 35 |
Charleston | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 33 |
Champaign | 7 | 42.9% | 57.1% | 39 |
Elgin | 7 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 40 |
Marion | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 43 |
Mount Vernon | 6 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
Harvey | 6 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
Chicago Heights | 6 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 40 |
East Saint Louis | 5 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
Sterling | 5 | 20% | 80% | 30 |
Lockport | 5 | 20% | 80% | 36 |
Riverdale | 5 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
Pontiac | 4 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
Country Club Hills | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
Broadview | 4 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Mchenry | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32 |
Galesburg | 4 | 25% | 75% | 34 |
Centralia | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
Round Lake | 4 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
Maywood | 4 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
Ottawa | 4 | 50% | 50% | 34 |
Cicero | 4 | 25% | 75% | 44 |
Urbana | 4 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Collinsville | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
Granite City | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 36 |
Richton Park | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
Melrose Park | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
Olney | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
Wheaton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
Flora | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 40 |
Belleville | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
Berwyn | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 30 |
Havana | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
Bolingbrook | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
Kewanee | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 35 |