The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 24. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2016.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jesse A. Williams. He was convicted in 2016 when he was 22 years old. He is now 29.
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 crimes involving weapons were paroled during the first quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q1 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 514 | 2.14% | 97.86% | 30 |
| Winnebago | 20 | 5% | 95% | 29.5 |
| Peoria | 19 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| St. Clair | 18 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Will | 16 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Dupage | 12 | 0% | 100% | 29.5 |
| Macon | 12 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Champaign | 11 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Kane | 11 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Lake | 11 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Kankakee | 10 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Madison | 9 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Vermilion | 8 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Mclean | 6 | 0% | 100% | 26.5 |
| Sangamon | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 29 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Dekalb | 4 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Rock Island | 4 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Jackson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 34 |
| Lasalle | 3 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Whiteside | 3 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Adams | 2 | 0% | 100% | 29.5 |
| Fayette | 2 | 50% | 50% | 42.5 |
| Kendall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 23.5 |
| Knox | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Saline | 2 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Tazewell | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Carroll | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Crawford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Franklin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Logan | 1 | 0% | 100% | 21 |
| Marion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Menard | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Morgan | 1 | 100% | 0% | 34 |
| Pike | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Randolph | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
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