The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons was 33. The youngest parolee was a 28-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 42-year-old man sentenced in 2021.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Matthew C. Bearrows. He was convicted in 2021 when he was 40 years old. He is now 42.
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 against persons were paroled during the fourth quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q4 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 203 | 4.93% | 957% | 34 |
| Winnebago | 32 | 3.13% | 96.88% | 40.5 |
| St. Clair | 19 | 5.26% | 94.74% | 40 |
| Macon | 18 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Peoria | 15 | 6.67% | 93.33% | 36 |
| Dupage | 14 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 39 |
| Kane | 14 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Sangamon | 14 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 33 |
| Lake | 13 | 7.69% | 92.31% | 38 |
| Will | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 33.5 |
| Madison | 11 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Mclean | 11 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Dekalb | 8 | 25% | 75% | 27.5 |
| Adams | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 33 |
| Kankakee | 7 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Knox | 5 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Rock Island | 5 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Champaign | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Randolph | 4 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Tazewell | 4 | 25% | 75% | 38.5 |
| Vermilion | 4 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Henry | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 33 |
| Ogle | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Williamson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Bureau | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33.5 |
| Crawford | 2 | 50% | 50% | 26 |
| Effingham | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Ford | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 54.5 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 50% | 50% | 27 |
| Jersey | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Johnson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Lee | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Logan | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Macoupin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Mchenry | 2 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Perry | 2 | 0% | 100% | 27.5 |
| Whiteside | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47.5 |
| Alexander | 1 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Bond | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Carroll | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Clinton | 1 | 100% | 0% | 38 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Dewitt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Franklin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Greene | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Kendall | 1 | 100% | 0% | 23 |
| Lasalle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Lawrence | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Livingston | 1 | 100% | 0% | 34 |
| Marion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Mcdonough | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Menard | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 60 |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Piatt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Richland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Saline | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Schuyler | 1 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Stephenson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Warren | 1 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
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