The data shows six men and two women were released in Stephenson County. The median age of the parolees was 32. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2022, and the oldest was a 51-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2019.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Erek M. Patterson. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2019 when he was 30 years old. He is now 34.
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 2022 in each Stephenson County.
| County | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,466 | 6.41% | 3.14% | 10.98% |
| Winnebago | 103 | 1.94% | 1.94% | 6.8% |
| St. Clair | 90 | 4.44% | 2.22% | 22.22% |
| Will | 90 | 7.78% | 2.22% | 12.22% |
| Macon | 82 | 3.66% | 0% | 21.95% |
| Peoria | 75 | 4% | 10.67% | 18.67% |
| Lake | 66 | 15.15% | 3.03% | 19.7% |
| Kane | 64 | 3.13% | 3.13% | 17.19% |
| Sangamon | 58 | 5.17% | 0% | 12.07% |
| Madison | 56 | 5.36% | 7.14% | 17.86% |
| McLean | 52 | 1.92% | 1.92% | 25% |
| Champaign | 46 | 0% | 4.35% | 23.91% |
| Dupage | 42 | 2.38% | 7.14% | 4.76% |
| Rock Island | 32 | 6.25% | 0% | 40.63% |
| Kankakee | 30 | 3.33% | 6.67% | 13.33% |
| Tazewell | 30 | 10% | 10% | 23.33% |
| Vermilion | 29 | 10.34% | 0% | 27.59% |
| Adams | 25 | 4% | 4% | 20% |
| Jefferson | 19 | 5.26% | 0% | 42.11% |
| McHenry | 18 | 5.56% | 0% | 16.67% |
| DeKalb | 17 | 5.88% | 0% | 5.88% |
| Lasalle | 16 | 0% | 0% | 68.75% |
| Kendall | 13 | 0% | 7.69% | 23.08% |
| Franklin | 12 | 8.33% | 0% | 41.67% |
| Marion | 12 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Crawford | 11 | 0% | 0% | 72.73% |
| Henry | 11 | 9.09% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Livingston | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.09% |
| Morgan | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45.45% |
| Saline | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.27% |
| Jackson | 10 | 20% | 0% | 30% |
| Knox | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Montgomery | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| Perry | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Pike | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Randolph | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Williamson | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Christian | 9 | 11.11% | 0% | 44.44% |
| Coles | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Whiteside | 9 | 11.11% | 0% | 22.22% |
| Fayette | 8 | 0% | 0% | 62.5% |
| Greene | 8 | 0% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Stephenson | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Boone | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Douglas | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Logan | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Macoupin | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Alexander | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Bond | 6 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Lee | 6 | 16.67% | 16.67% | 16.67% |
| Schuyler | 6 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Bureau | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Effingham | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Fulton | 5 | 20% | 0% | 40% |
| Grundy | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Jo Daviess | 5 | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| Richland | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Cass | 4 | 0% | 25% | 75% |
| Clay | 4 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| Edgar | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Ford | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Ogle | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Piatt | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pulaski | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Clinton | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Cumberland | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| DeWitt | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Hancock | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Iroquois | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Jersey | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Johnson | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Marshall | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| McDonough | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Menard | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Shelby | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Wayne | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| White | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Woodford | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Carroll | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Clark | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jasper | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Massac | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Mercer | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Union | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Hardin | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Monroe | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Warren | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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