The data shows both of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 27. The younger parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 33-year-old man sentenced in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Christopher D. Wessels. He was convicted in 2020 when he was 31 years old. He is now 33.
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 property crimes were paroled during the first quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Q1 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 390 | 6.15% | 93.85% | 35 |
| Lake | 28 | 10.71% | 89.29% | 33.5 |
| Winnebago | 25 | 4% | 96% | 40 |
| Peoria | 24 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 39.5 |
| St. Clair | 24 | 4.17% | 95.83% | 38.5 |
| Macon | 21 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 34 |
| Sangamon | 19 | 15.79% | 84.21% | 37 |
| Madison | 18 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Will | 18 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Champaign | 17 | 17.65% | 82.35% | 30 |
| Kane | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 30 |
| Tazewell | 11 | 18.18% | 81.82% | 31 |
| Dupage | 10 | 10% | 90% | 34 |
| Mclean | 10 | 20% | 80% | 48 |
| Kankakee | 9 | 22.22% | 77.78% | 32 |
| Lasalle | 8 | 25% | 75% | 30.5 |
| Coles | 7 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Marion | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 35 |
| Adams | 5 | 40% | 60% | 37 |
| Edgar | 5 | 20% | 80% | 43 |
| Franklin | 5 | 40% | 60% | 37 |
| Jackson | 5 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Rock Island | 5 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Stephenson | 5 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Knox | 4 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
| Livingston | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Mchenry | 4 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
| Morgan | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32 |
| Williamson | 4 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Dekalb | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Effingham | 3 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Logan | 3 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Massac | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Randolph | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Saline | 3 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Shelby | 3 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Union | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Vermilion | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Bond | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Boone | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32.5 |
| Cass | 2 | 50% | 50% | 46 |
| Christian | 2 | 50% | 50% | 31.5 |
| Clay | 2 | 50% | 50% | 36 |
| Douglas | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jersey | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Kendall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lee | 2 | 50% | 50% | 36.5 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31.5 |
| Wayne | 2 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| White | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47.5 |
| Whiteside | 2 | 0% | 100% | 26.5 |
| Alexander | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Bureau | 1 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Clark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Crawford | 1 | 100% | 0% | 29 |
| Fayette | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Fulton | 1 | 100% | 0% | 43 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 61 |
| Grundy | 1 | 100% | 0% | 51 |
| Hancock | 1 | 100% | 0% | 27 |
| Henderson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Henry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Lawrence | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Macoupin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Mcdonough | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Menard | 1 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Monroe | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Richland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
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