Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Of the parolees, eight were men and one was a woman, with a median age of 45. The youngest parolee was a 30-year-old man sentenced in 2023, and the oldest was a 63-year-old man sentenced in 2023.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Terrance K. Strong. He was convicted in 2023 when he was 33 years old. He is now 36.
Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to reincarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.
In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.
“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”
A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 127 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 40 |
| Winnebago County | 26 | 7.7% | 92.3% | 44 |
| Macon County | 26 | 3.8% | 96.2% | 43.5 |
| Peoria County | 22 | 22.7% | 77.3% | 41.5 |
| Kane County | 21 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 37 |
| Will County | 17 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Sangamon County | 15 | 13.3% | 86.7% | 37 |
| DuPage County | 15 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| St. Clair County | 14 | 7.1% | 92.9% | 35.5 |
| McLean County | 14 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 40.5 |
| Champaign County | 14 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 43.5 |
| Madison County | 13 | 53.8% | 46.2% | 42 |
| Lake County | 12 | 0% | 100% | 33.5 |
| Lasalle County | 11 | 27.3% | 72.7% | 36 |
| Adams County | 10 | 10% | 90% | 43 |
| Tazewell County | 10 | 30% | 70% | 36.5 |
| Jefferson County | 10 | 10% | 90% | 34 |
| Rock Island County | 9 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 45 |
| Knox County | 8 | 25% | 75% | 41.5 |
| Kankakee County | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 46 |
| Fayette County | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 40 |
| McHenry County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Livingston County | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 41 |
| Kendall County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Fulton County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Macoupin County | 5 | 60% | 40% | 47 |
| Crawford County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Logan County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 37.5 |
| Marion County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 40.5 |
| Mason County | 4 | 50% | 50% | 41.5 |
| Montgomery County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 39.5 |
| Boone County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 43 |
| Vermilion County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| DeKalb County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 40 |
| Williamson County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Wayne County | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 46 |
| Coles County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 39 |
| Union County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 31 |
| Stephenson County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Shelby County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 53 |
| Pike County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Cass County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Franklin County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Massac County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| White County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 45.5 |
| Douglas County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Richland County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Randolph County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 46 |
| Carroll County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Jersey County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 36 |
| Jackson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Clinton County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Henry County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 31 |
| Christian County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 46.5 |
| Hamilton County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Grundy County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 46.5 |
| Jasper County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 74 |
| Bond County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Marshall County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Iroquois County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Washington County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Wabash County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 61 |
| DeWitt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Effingham County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lawrence County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Morgan County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Cumberland County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Hardin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Bureau County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Edgar County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Clay County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Hancock County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 46 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Moultrie County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 60 |
| Perry County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 44 |
| Ogle County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
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