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Q1 2019 Recap: Parolees in Melrose Park convicted of crimes against persons

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There were two offenders convicted of crimes against persons released on parole in Melrose Park during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Cook News.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Melrose Park were men. The younger parolee was a 36-year-old man sentenced in 2011. The other was a 45-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Richey King. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2011 when he was 28 years old. He is now 36.

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 Q1 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q1 2019

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
161
5.6%
94.4%
35
Rockford
25
4%
96%
35
Peoria
21
9.5%
90.5%
32
Joliet
18
5.6%
94.4%
36
Decatur
15
13.3%
86.7%
35
Springfield
10
0%
100%
38
Kankakee
10
0%
100%
35
East Saint Louis
10
10%
90%
34
Alton
8
12.5%
87.5%
42
Elgin
7
0%
100%
39
Bloomington
6
0%
100%
38
Waukegan
6
0%
100%
29
Quincy
6
16.7%
83.3%
34
Champaign
5
0%
100%
32
Granite City
5
0%
100%
35
Danville
5
0%
100%
38
Centralia
5
0%
100%
29
Urbana
5
20%
80%
35
Mattoon
5
20%
80%
29
Marion
4
0%
100%
38
Lincoln
4
50%
50%
36
Round Lake
4
0%
100%
38
Harvey
4
0%
100%
39
Belvidere
4
0%
100%
31
Normal
4
0%
100%
30
Dolton
3
0%
100%
41
Des Plaines
3
0%
100%
32
Rantoul
3
0%
100%
33
Maywood
3
0%
100%
23
Wood River
3
0%
100%
38
Blue Island
3
0%
100%
32
Calumet City
3
0%
100%
29
Pekin
3
33.3%
66.7%
31
North Chicago
2
0%
100%
28
Melrose Park
2
0%
100%
40
Freeport
2
50%
50%
47
Rock Island
2
50%
50%
33
Oak Lawn
2
0%
100%
35
Oak Park
2
0%
100%
39
Godfrey
2
0%
100%
38
Aurora
2
0%
100%
28
Frankfort
2
50%
50%
21
Litchfield
2
0%
100%
35
Carmi
2
0%
100%
30
Carpentersville
2
0%
100%
22
Murphysboro
2
0%
100%
33
Ullin
2
50%
50%
27
Bridgeview
2
0%
100%
23
Madison
2
0%
100%
31
Creve Coeur
2
0%
100%
37

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