The data shows that 15 men and one woman were released in Freeport. The median age of the parolees was 36. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old woman sentenced in 2019 and the oldest was a 54-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was James Drago. He was convicted in 2013 when he was 43 years old. He is now 50.
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 the third quarter.
| City | Counties | Total Q3 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | 1,466 | 0.9% | 2.1% | 24.3% |
| Rockford | Winnebago | 137 | 3.7% | 1.5% | 20.4% |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 94 | 13.8% | 5.3% | 16% |
| Springfield | Sangamon | 82 | 1.2% | 3.7% | 24.4% |
| Peoria | Peoria | 80 | 0% | 0% | 33.8% |
| Decatur | Macon | 76 | 0% | 1.3% | 17.1% |
| Joliet | Will | 74 | 0% | 2.7% | 25.7% |
| Danville | Vermilion | 44 | 9.1% | 0% | 31.8% |
| East Saint Louis | St. Clair | 40 | 2.5% | 10% | 12.5% |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | 37 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 16.2% |
| Waukegan | Lake | 35 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 25.7% |
| Harvey | Cook | 31 | 0% | 6.5% | 19.4% |
| Bloomington | McLean | 30 | 3.3% | 0% | 36.7% |
| Champaign | Champaign | 30 | 0% | 0% | 23.3% |
| Cicero | Cook | 29 | 6.9% | 6.9% | 13.8% |
| Quincy | Adams | 29 | 0% | 3.5% | 41.4% |
| Calumet City | Cook | 26 | 0% | 3.9% | 11.5% |
| Aurora | Kane, DuPage | 25 | 4% | 0% | 44% |
| Elgin | Cook, Kane | 24 | 0% | 0% | 29.2% |
| Granite City | Madison | 24 | 0% | 16.7% | 12.5% |
| Riverdale | Cook | 24 | 0% | 0% | 20.8% |
| Alton | Madison | 20 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Blue Island | Cook | 20 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Dolton | Cook | 20 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pekin | Tazewell | 19 | 0% | 0% | 47.4% |
| Urbana | Champaign | 19 | 0% | 10.5% | 21.1% |
| Broadview | Cook | 18 | 5.6% | 0% | 22.2% |
| Freeport | Stephenson | 16 | 0% | 6.3% | 18.8% |
| Jacksonville | Morgan | 16 | 0% | 0% | 68.8% |
| Maywood | Cook | 16 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Rock Island | Rock Island | 16 | 0% | 12.5% | 43.8% |
| Belleville | St. Clair | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Berwyn | Cook | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Galesburg | Knox | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Marion | Williamson | 15 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Zion | Lake | 15 | 6.7% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Melrose Park | Cook | 14 | 7.1% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Bellwood | Cook | 13 | 7.7% | 7.7% | 15.4% |
| Centralia | Marion | 13 | 0% | 0% | 30.8% |
| Lansing | Cook | 13 | 0% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | 13 | 0% | 0% | 46.2% |
| Ottawa | LaSalle | 13 | 0% | 0% | 30.8% |
| Lincoln | Logan | 11 | 9.1% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Pontiac | Livingston | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.4% |
| Rantoul | Champaign | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
| Round Lake | Lake | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.4% |
| South Holland | Cook | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Charleston | Coles | 10 | 0% | 0% | 70% |
| Country Club Hills | Cook | 10 | 0% | 10% | 40% |
| Matteson | Cook | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
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