The data shows a man and a woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 51. One parolee was a 51-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 51-year-old woman sentenced in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Mary Adams. She was convicted in 2019 when she was 48 years old. She is now 51.
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 fourth quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q4 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 161 | 5.59% | 94.41% | 39 |
| St. Clair | 20 | 15% | 85% | 42.5 |
| Macon | 18 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 33.5 |
| Peoria | 14 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lake | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 33 |
| Mclean | 13 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Rock Island | 13 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Champaign | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Kane | 11 | 36.36% | 63.64% | 35 |
| Lasalle | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 43 |
| Will | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Madison | 10 | 30% | 70% | 33.5 |
| Crawford | 8 | 25% | 75% | 36.5 |
| Jefferson | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 36.5 |
| Vermilion | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 41.5 |
| Sangamon | 7 | 57.14% | 42.86% | 36 |
| Tazewell | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 38 |
| Winnebago | 7 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38.5 |
| Adams | 5 | 40% | 60% | 47 |
| Fayette | 5 | 20% | 80% | 41 |
| Franklin | 5 | 40% | 60% | 34 |
| Morgan | 5 | 60% | 40% | 42 |
| Christian | 4 | 0% | 100% | 27.5 |
| Henry | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
| Kankakee | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Cass | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Clay | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Douglas | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45 |
| Greene | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Jackson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Kendall | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lawrence | 3 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Macoupin | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Mchenry | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 36 |
| Perry | 3 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Saline | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Alexander | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Clark | 2 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Dupage | 2 | 50% | 50% | 47.5 |
| Fulton | 2 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Hancock | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Marion | 2 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Marshall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Randolph | 2 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Richland | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 50% | 50% | 51 |
| White | 2 | 0% | 100% | 51.5 |
| Whiteside | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Bond | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Carroll | 1 | 100% | 0% | 48 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 62 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Grundy | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
| Jasper | 1 | 100% | 0% | 53 |
| Knox | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Logan | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Mcdonough | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Ogle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Pulaski | 1 | 100% | 0% | 42 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Wayne | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Williamson | 1 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Woodford | 1 | 100% | 0% | 26 |
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