The data shows four men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 40. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 67-year-old man sentenced in 2013.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Donald Jones. He was convicted in 2013 when he was 58 years old. He is now 67.
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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of drug crimes were paroled during the third quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q3 of 2021
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 212 | 78% | 92.92% | 38 |
| Macon | 28 | 10.71% | 89.29% | 38.5 |
| Winnebago | 28 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 38 |
| Will | 21 | 4.76% | 95.24% | 34 |
| Madison | 16 | 25% | 75% | 42 |
| Mclean | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 39.5 |
| Lake | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 33.5 |
| Peoria | 14 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 38.5 |
| Tazewell | 14 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 39.5 |
| Rock Island | 12 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 35 |
| St. Clair | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 37 |
| Adams | 11 | 36.36% | 63.64% | 38 |
| Champaign | 10 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Lasalle | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 39 |
| Morgan | 8 | 25% | 75% | 41 |
| Coles | 7 | 42.86% | 57.14% | 35 |
| Jersey | 7 | 71.43% | 28.57% | 43 |
| Kankakee | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 34 |
| Marion | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 30 |
| Randolph | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 45 |
| Sangamon | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 36 |
| Dupage | 6 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Kane | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40.5 |
| Knox | 6 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Franklin | 5 | 60% | 40% | 33 |
| Greene | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 40% | 60% | 45 |
| Kendall | 5 | 20% | 80% | 36 |
| Vermilion | 5 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Whiteside | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Christian | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Henry | 4 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Livingston | 4 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Logan | 4 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Macoupin | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
| Mchenry | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32.5 |
| Stephenson | 4 | 25% | 75% | 40.5 |
| White | 4 | 50% | 50% | 42.5 |
| Boone | 3 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Bureau | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Edgar | 3 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Fayette | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 30 |
| Hancock | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 44 |
| Massac | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 29 |
| Monroe | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 46 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40 |
| Saline | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Wayne | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Dewitt | 2 | 100% | 0% | 41 |
| Fulton | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Jasper | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Lee | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44.5 |
| Menard | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Pulaski | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Schuyler | 2 | 50% | 50% | 38.5 |
| Bond | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Carroll | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Cass | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Clinton | 1 | 100% | 0% | 31 |
| Crawford | 1 | 100% | 0% | 27 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Effingham | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jackson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Mason | 1 | 100% | 0% | 39 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Perry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Richland | 1 | 100% | 0% | 35 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Wabash | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Warren | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
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