The data shows that 1,697 men and 115 women were released in Chicago. Of the parolees, eight are veterans, and the median age is 37. The youngest parolee is a 19-year-old man sentenced for crimes involving one or more weapons in 2018, and the oldest is a 78-year-old man sentenced for financial crimes or fraud in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is Charles Smith. He was convicted of homicide in 1972 when he was 25 years old. He is now 73.
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 shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in the first quarter.
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