The data shows man and woman were released in Hancock County. The younger parolee was a 52-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2022. The other was a 53-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2020.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Jeffrey J. Schofield. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2020 when he was 51 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 third quarter of 2022 in each Hancock County.
Prisoners paroled in Q3 2022
| County | Total Q3 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,579 | 4.37% | 3.99% | 11.02% |
| Winnebago | 122 | 6.56% | 2.46% | 7.38% |
| Lake | 90 | 15.56% | 2.22% | 20% |
| Will | 87 | 1.15% | 8.05% | 14.94% |
| St. Clair | 82 | 1.22% | 2.44% | 17.07% |
| Peoria | 80 | 5% | 5% | 11.25% |
| Macon | 77 | 5.19% | 1.3% | 29.87% |
| Sangamon | 70 | 5.71% | 7.14% | 14.29% |
| Kane | 68 | 4.41% | 4.41% | 19.12% |
| Madison | 68 | 5.88% | 1.47% | 26.47% |
| Dupage | 52 | 3.85% | 3.85% | 13.46% |
| Champaign | 51 | 0% | 3.92% | 15.69% |
| McLean | 46 | 2.17% | 0% | 28.26% |
| Kankakee | 39 | 2.56% | 0% | 35.9% |
| McHenry | 35 | 2.86% | 5.71% | 22.86% |
| Tazewell | 31 | 6.45% | 3.23% | 32.26% |
| Adams | 27 | 3.7% | 0% | 37.04% |
| Lasalle | 26 | 3.85% | 0% | 46.15% |
| Knox | 23 | 4.35% | 8.7% | 30.43% |
| Vermilion | 23 | 4.35% | 4.35% | 26.09% |
| Coles | 22 | 4.55% | 0% | 31.82% |
| Rock Island | 22 | 0% | 0% | 40.91% |
| Kendall | 19 | 10.53% | 0% | 5.26% |
| Marion | 19 | 0% | 5.26% | 21.05% |
| Williamson | 17 | 5.88% | 5.88% | 11.76% |
| Jackson | 16 | 0% | 6.25% | 37.5% |
| Jefferson | 16 | 0% | 0% | 62.5% |
| Franklin | 15 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Stephenson | 15 | 13.33% | 0% | 6.67% |
| Henry | 14 | 0% | 0% | 35.71% |
| Logan | 14 | 14.29% | 0% | 28.57% |
| DeKalb | 13 | 0% | 15.38% | 7.69% |
| Pike | 13 | 15.38% | 0% | 30.77% |
| Fayette | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Perry | 12 | 0% | 0% | 58.33% |
| Bond | 11 | 0% | 0% | 63.64% |
| Boone | 10 | 10% | 0% | 20% |
| Cass | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Fulton | 10 | 20% | 0% | 40% |
| Montgomery | 10 | 0% | 10% | 60% |
| Morgan | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Randolph | 10 | 0% | 0% | 70% |
| Clinton | 9 | 0% | 0% | 55.56% |
| Macoupin | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Massac | 9 | 11.11% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Christian | 8 | 0% | 0% | 62.5% |
| Livingston | 8 | 0% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Douglas | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Greene | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Mason | 7 | 28.57% | 0% | 28.57% |
| Mercer | 7 | 0% | 0% | 28.57% |
| Ogle | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Schuyler | 7 | 42.86% | 0% | 0% |
| Wayne | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| White | 7 | 0% | 0% | 57.14% |
| Iroquois | 6 | 16.67% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Warren | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Carroll | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Crawford | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Jersey | 5 | 0% | 0% | 80% |
| Whiteside | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Alexander | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Bureau | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Effingham | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Grundy | 4 | 25% | 0% | 25% |
| McDonough | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Richland | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Saline | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Stark | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Union | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Wabash | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Woodford | 4 | 25% | 0% | 0% |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edgar | 3 | 0% | 33.33% | 33.33% |
| Lee | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Calhoun | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gallatin | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Hancock | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Monroe | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Pulaski | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Washington | 2 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Ford | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Hamilton | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Marshall | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Menard | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Piatt | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Shelby | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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