The data shows a man and a woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for financial crimes or fraud was 54. The younger parolee was a 51-year-old woman sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 57-year-old man sentenced in 2021.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Melissa M. Northcutt. She was convicted in 2020 when she was 48 years old. She 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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of financial crimes or fraud were paroled during the third quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Q3 of 2021
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 31 | 19.35% | 80.65% | 40 |
| Lake | 4 | 25% | 75% | 34 |
| Champaign | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Mclean | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Peoria | 3 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Dupage | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Macon | 2 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Macoupin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Morgan | 2 | 50% | 50% | 54 |
| Tazewell | 2 | 100% | 0% | 38.5 |
| Adams | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Bond | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Dewitt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Fayette | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Fulton | 1 | 100% | 0% | 50 |
| Kane | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Madison | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Perry | 1 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Sangamon | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| St. Clair | 1 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Whiteside | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Will | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
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