The data shows that five men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against children was 56. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2016, and the oldest was a 76-year-old man sentenced in 2006.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Timothy R. Piper. He was convicted of a crime against one or more children in 2003 when he was 33 years old. He is now 47.
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 during the first half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes against children.
Prisoners convicted of crimes against children paroled during the first half of 2018