Latoya Hughes Director at Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website
Latoya Hughes Director at Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website
The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2022 when he was 32 years old. He is now 34.
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 | 121 | 0.8% | 99.2% | 41 |
Winnebago County | 28 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
Sangamon County | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 54 |
Lake County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
Kane County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 40 |
Peoria County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
Madison County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
Schuyler County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
Jefferson County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
McHenry County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 32 |
Massac County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
Marion County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 46.5 |
Boone County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
Johnson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 51.5 |
Williamson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
St. Clair County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Shelby County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Champaign County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Christian County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 31 |
Rock Island County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
Coles County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 66 |
Ogle County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
Montgomery County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
McLean County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 66 |
DeKalb County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
DuPage County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
Mason County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
Fulton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Henry County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
Macoupin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
Macon County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
Logan County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
Lee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
Jo Daviess County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
Kankakee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |