The data shows that nine men and five women were released in Whiteside County. The median age of the parolees was 35. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2019, and the oldest was a 44-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Shawn A. Tompkins. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2015 when he was 32 years old. He is now 38.
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 fourth quarter of 2019 in each Whiteside County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Rock Falls | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Erie | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Fulton | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Lyndon | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Morrison | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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