The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for sex crimes was 58. The youngest parolee was a 57-year-old man sentenced in 1995, and the oldest was a 63-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Kenneth Hawthorne. He was convicted in 1995 when he was 29 years old. He is now 57.
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 sex crimes were paroled during the third quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in Q3 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 69 | 1.45% | 98.55% | 41 |
| Lake | 14 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Winnebago | 8 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Macon | 4 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Madison | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Peoria | 4 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Sangamon | 4 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Kane | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Schuyler | 3 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Dupage | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Fulton | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Kendall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44.5 |
| Logan | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Mason | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50.5 |
| Pike | 2 | 0% | 100% | 61.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Tazewell | 2 | 0% | 100% | 54.5 |
| Adams | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Grundy | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Kankakee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Knox | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Lasalle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Mchenry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Mclean | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| St. Clair | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Vermilion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Will | 1 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Williamson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 66 |
| Woodford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
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