The data shows that 490 men and 38 women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, one is a veteran, and the median age is 40. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 72-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Eric Blackmon. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2004 when he was 22 years old. He is now 37.
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 2018 who were convicted of drug crimes.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q1 2018
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