The data shows both of the released offenders in Cass County were men. Of these parolees, one is a veteran. The younger parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2022. The other was a 51-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2021.
The offender incarcerated the longest was John D. Spears. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2021 when he was 49 years old. He is now 51.
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 second quarter of 2022 in each Cass County.
Prisoners paroled in Q2 2022
| County | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,492 | 7.57% | 4.49% | 9.18% |
| Winnebago | 113 | 3.54% | 0.88% | 15.93% |
| Lake | 96 | 21.88% | 5.21% | 11.46% |
| St. Clair | 94 | 1.06% | 6.38% | 17.02% |
| Peoria | 75 | 6.67% | 5.33% | 14.67% |
| Will | 75 | 4% | 5.33% | 17.33% |
| Macon | 72 | 12.5% | 2.78% | 13.89% |
| Kane | 68 | 19.12% | 0% | 26.47% |
| Madison | 57 | 0% | 0% | 26.32% |
| Dupage | 54 | 0% | 0% | 22.22% |
| Sangamon | 51 | 7.84% | 3.92% | 21.57% |
| McLean | 48 | 0% | 2.08% | 37.5% |
| Champaign | 44 | 0% | 6.82% | 18.18% |
| Tazewell | 42 | 9.52% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Rock Island | 34 | 2.94% | 8.82% | 38.24% |
| McHenry | 33 | 0% | 6.06% | 30.3% |
| Kankakee | 29 | 0% | 3.45% | 24.14% |
| Lasalle | 22 | 13.64% | 0% | 40.91% |
| Vermilion | 21 | 0% | 4.76% | 9.52% |
| Marion | 17 | 0% | 0% | 17.65% |
| Jefferson | 16 | 12.5% | 6.25% | 31.25% |
| Knox | 16 | 0% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Adams | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Boone | 15 | 13.33% | 0% | 13.33% |
| DeKalb | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.67% |
| Henry | 13 | 7.69% | 0% | 53.85% |
| Stephenson | 12 | 0% | 25% | 16.67% |
| Christian | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Franklin | 11 | 9.09% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Randolph | 11 | 0% | 0% | 54.55% |
| Coles | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Douglas | 10 | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Jackson | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| Jersey | 10 | 0% | 0% | 70% |
| White | 10 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Whiteside | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Williamson | 10 | 10% | 0% | 40% |
| Macoupin | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Morgan | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Saline | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 25% |
| Clay | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Kendall | 7 | 14.29% | 14.29% | 0% |
| Livingston | 7 | 42.86% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Montgomery | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Pike | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 28.57% |
| Carroll | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Clark | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Crawford | 6 | 0% | 16.67% | 50% |
| Edgar | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Effingham | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Fayette | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Fulton | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Grundy | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Marshall | 6 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Bond | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Lee | 5 | 20% | 0% | 20% |
| Logan | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Monroe | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Ogle | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Shelby | 5 | 20% | 0% | 20% |
| Union | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Alexander | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Iroquois | 4 | 25% | 0% | 25% |
| Massac | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Wabash | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Woodford | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bureau | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| DeWitt | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edwards | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Greene | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Johnson | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Perry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Richland | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Schuyler | 3 | 33.33% | 33.33% | 0% |
| Warren | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cass | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Clinton | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Ford | 2 | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jasper | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Mercer | 2 | 50% | 0% | 50% |
| Moultrie | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Washington | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Calhoun | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Hancock | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Henderson | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mason | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Piatt | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Wayne | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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