The data shows that 41 men and nine women were released in Rock Island County. Of the parolees, three were veterans, and the median age was 37. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2018, and the oldest was a 64-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was John E. Branch Jr. He was convicted of homicide in 2007 when he was 49 years old. He is now 63.
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 second quarter of 2020 in each Rock Island County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Island | 28 | 0% | 3.57% | 25% |
| Moline | 9 | 0% | 0% | 55.56% |
| East Moline | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Silvis | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Carbon Cliff | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Coal Valley | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Milan | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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