The data shows that two men and one woman were released in Mercer County. The median age of the parolees was 30. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2019, and the oldest was a 32-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Clay A. Mitchell. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2017 when he was 29 years old. He is now 32.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the first quarter of 2020 in each Mercer County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keithsburg | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Matherville | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| New Boston | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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