Rock Island Today

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole in Geneseo during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Rock Island Today.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 43.

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