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 2009 when he was 27 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 | 128 | 1.6% | 98.4% | 42.5 |
| Lake County | 11 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Winnebago County | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 39.5 |
| Sangamon County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Kane County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 42.5 |
| McLean County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Tazewell County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Will County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| DuPage County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Williamson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Madison County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 61 |
| Logan County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Pike County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Kankakee County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
| Jefferson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
| Franklin County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31.5 |
| Coles County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Rock Island County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 72 |
| Whiteside County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Saline County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Vermilion County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Union County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Mason County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Knox County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 66 |
| Henderson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Hancock County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Gallatin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 75 |
| Fayette County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Edgar County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 73 |
| DeKalb County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 61 |
| Clay County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Christian County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Champaign County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Carroll County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Boone County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
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