The data shows a man and a woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons was 40. The younger parolee was a 39-year-old man sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 41-year-old woman sentenced in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Bethany S. Mellor. She was convicted in 2020 when she was 39 years old. She is now 41.
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 crimes against persons were paroled during the fourth quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q4 of 2021
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 216 | 62% | 93.98% | 35 |
| Winnebago | 30 | 3.33% | 96.67% | 36.5 |
| Will | 18 | 5.56% | 94.44% | 35 |
| St. Clair | 17 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Lake | 16 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Macon | 15 | 6.67% | 93.33% | 38 |
| Peoria | 15 | 13.33% | 86.67% | 38 |
| Madison | 13 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Kane | 12 | 25% | 75% | 36 |
| Kankakee | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 38 |
| Mchenry | 8 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Tazewell | 8 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Dupage | 7 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Mclean | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 30 |
| Adams | 6 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Rock Island | 6 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Champaign | 5 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Sangamon | 5 | 20% | 80% | 31 |
| Henry | 4 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Lasalle | 4 | 25% | 75% | 31 |
| Randolph | 4 | 25% | 75% | 43.5 |
| Vermilion | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Bond | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 42 |
| Dekalb | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Jackson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Lee | 3 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Logan | 3 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Macoupin | 3 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Marion | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Monroe | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| White | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Williamson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 42 |
| Cass | 2 | 50% | 50% | 40 |
| Christian | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Crawford | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Edgar | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Effingham | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37.5 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 50% | 50% | 49.5 |
| Mcdonough | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Perry | 2 | 50% | 50% | 27.5 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Fayette | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Fulton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Grundy | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Hancock | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Johnson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Kendall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Knox | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Mason | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Morgan | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Richland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Saline | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Schuyler | 1 | 100% | 0% | 42 |
| Scott | 1 | 100% | 0% | 35 |
| Shelby | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
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