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Q4 2021 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in McDonough County?

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There were eight offenders living in McDonough County released on parole during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by West Central Reporter.

The data shows all of the released offenders in McDonough County were men. The median age of the parolees was 39. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2021, and the oldest was a 53-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2016.

The offender incarcerated the longest was Paul R. Montgomery. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2016 when he was 46 years old. He is now 53.

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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the fourth quarter of 2021 in each McDonough County.

Prisoners paroled in Q4 2021
CountyTotal Q4 Parolees% convicted for sex crimes% convicted for homicide% convicted for drug-related crimes
Cook1,6613.19%3.91%13.31%
Winnebago1293.88%3.88%17.83%
Lake9816.33%3.06%16.33%
Will963.13%5.21%17.71%
Macon934.3%2.15%30.11%
Peoria874.6%4.6%20.69%
Kane823.66%2.44%18.29%
St. Clair741.35%4.05%21.62%
Madison692.9%2.9%20.29%
Sangamon608.33%1.67%16.67%
Champaign583.45%6.9%20.69%
McHenry5328.3%3.77%24.53%
Rock Island523.85%0%38.46%
McLean492.04%0%22.45%
Dupage4710.64%8.51%14.89%
Tazewell412.44%0%31.71%
Kankakee352.86%2.86%31.43%
Vermilion333.03%6.06%30.3%
Lasalle283.57%0%42.86%
Jefferson234.35%0%52.17%
DeKalb220%4.55%27.27%
Knox200%5%45%
Adams180%0%27.78%
Marion175.88%5.88%35.29%
Fulton1612.5%6.25%18.75%
Williamson160%0%31.25%
Coles1513.33%0%33.33%
Franklin156.67%6.67%33.33%
Effingham147.14%0%35.71%
Henry137.69%0%38.46%
Morgan130%0%61.54%
Kendall120%0%16.67%
Whiteside1233.33%0%0%
Bond110%18.18%36.36%
Christian119.09%9.09%36.36%
Edgar110%0%45.45%
Jackson1118.18%0%27.27%
Livingston110%0%36.36%
Macoupin110%0%18.18%
Pike110%0%72.73%
Saline119.09%0%18.18%
Boone100%10%30%
Jersey100%0%60%
Logan100%0%40%
Mason1010%0%40%
Randolph100%0%30%
Richland1010%10%30%
Montgomery90%0%11.11%
Ogle922.22%0%44.44%
Perry90%0%22.22%
Schuyler955.56%0%11.11%
Bureau80%0%50%
Crawford80%0%50%
McDonough812.5%0%25%
Stephenson80%0%12.5%
Wayne80%0%25%
Lee70%0%42.86%
Union714.29%0%14.29%
Clark616.67%0%50%
DeWitt60%0%50%
Fayette633.33%0%33.33%
Lawrence60%0%33.33%
Douglas50%0%20%
Hancock540%0%40%
Iroquois520%0%20%
Monroe50%0%40%
White50%0%0%
Carroll40%0%75%
Cass40%0%25%
Clinton40%0%25%
Greene40%0%50%
Johnson40%0%50%
Shelby40%0%50%
Washington40%0%25%
Woodford40%0%0%
Alexander30%0%33.33%
Clay30%0%66.67%
Grundy30%0%0%
Marshall333.33%0%66.67%
Massac30%0%33.33%
Moultrie30%0%33.33%
Piatt366.67%33.33%0%
Warren30%0%0%
Edwards20%0%100%
Jo Daviess20%0%0%
Mercer20%0%0%
Pulaski250%0%0%
Scott20%0%50%
Brown10%0%100%
Calhoun10%0%100%
Cumberland10%0%0%
Ford10%0%0%
Gallatin10%0%0%
Henderson10%0%0%
Jasper10%0%100%
Pope10%0%100%
Stark10%0%0%
Wabash10%0%0%

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