West Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a crime against one or more children released on parole near Illinois zip code 62694 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Central Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2014 when he was 23.

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 table below shows the 50 zips in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in 2018 who were convicted of crimes against children.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against children paroled in 2018