Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2020 when he was 29 years old. He is now 33.
Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to re-incarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.
In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.
“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”
A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 195 | 6.7% | 93.3% | 36 |
| Winnebago County | 38 | 5.3% | 94.7% | 36.5 |
| St. Clair County | 27 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Kane County | 23 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Macon County | 21 | 4.8% | 95.2% | 41 |
| Lake County | 17 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Peoria County | 17 | 17.6% | 82.4% | 37 |
| Champaign County | 14 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Madison County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Will County | 10 | 20% | 80% | 34.5 |
| DuPage County | 9 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Sangamon County | 9 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Rock Island County | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 47 |
| McLean County | 7 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 37 |
| Kankakee County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Tazewell County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Whiteside County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Jefferson County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Vermilion County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| McHenry County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 49.5 |
| DeKalb County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Randolph County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 30 |
| Coles County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Logan County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 38 |
| Knox County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Montgomery County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| McDonough County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Morgan County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Moultrie County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Richland County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Wabash County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Wayne County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| White County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 29.5 |
| Macoupin County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Adams County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 35 |
| Boone County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33.5 |
| Lee County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Lasalle County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33.5 |
| Kendall County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jackson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Franklin County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 25.5 |
| Crawford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
| Edgar County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 28.5 |
| DeWitt County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Woodford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Bureau County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Calhoun County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Christian County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Clay County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Stephenson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Saline County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 19 |
| Fulton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Hamilton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jo Daviess County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Menard County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Livingston County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Marion County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
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