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 2021 when he was 40 years old. He is now 43.
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 | 175 | 6.9% | 93.1% | 35 |
Macon County | 25 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
St. Clair County | 20 | 5% | 95% | 37.5 |
Winnebago County | 17 | 5.9% | 94.1% | 38 |
Peoria County | 15 | 13.3% | 86.7% | 35 |
Will County | 14 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
Lake County | 13 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
Kankakee County | 12 | 8.3% | 91.7% | 30 |
Kane County | 12 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 32.5 |
Madison County | 11 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
Adams County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
Champaign County | 8 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
Sangamon County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
Vermilion County | 6 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 41 |
DeKalb County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 45 |
McLean County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 29 |
DuPage County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 37 |
McHenry County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
Jefferson County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
Kendall County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Rock Island County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
Logan County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
Franklin County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
Grundy County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
Jackson County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
Massac County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 36 |
Knox County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
Livingston County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 35 |
Woodford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
Whiteside County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
Saline County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
Randolph County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
Marion County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 45.5 |
McDonough County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
Pike County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Perry County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
DeWitt County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
Coles County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
Christian County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
Greene County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 47 |
Jersey County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 46.5 |
Jo Daviess County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
Bond County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
Lasalle County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
Alexander County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
Williamson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
Bureau County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
Calhoun County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
White County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
Tazewell County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Stephenson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Clark County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Shelby County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Clinton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
Crawford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
Richland County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
Putnam County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
Douglas County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Piatt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
Edgar County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
Effingham County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
Ogle County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
Morgan County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
Montgomery County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
Monroe County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
Fayette County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
Hamilton County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 41 |
Jasper County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
Mason County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
Johnson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
Lawrence County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 43 |