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Q2 2018 Recap: Parolees in Melrose Park convicted of crimes against persons

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

The data shows that three men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons was 33. The youngest parolee was a 30-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 36-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was John M. Trujillo. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2013 when he was 27 years old. He is now 33.

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 Q2 2018 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q2 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
122
11.5%
88.5%
36
Rockford
27
3.7%
96.3%
34
Decatur
11
0%
100%
34
East Saint Louis
10
10%
90%
40
Waukegan
8
25%
75%
28
Springfield
8
0%
100%
39
Harvey
8
37.5%
62.5%
40
Peoria
7
14.3%
85.7%
37
Elgin
6
0%
100%
38
Granite City
5
20%
80%
36
Urbana
5
20%
80%
29
Galesburg
5
0%
100%
33
Joliet
5
0%
100%
32
Kankakee
5
0%
100%
34
Wheaton
4
25%
75%
33
Zion
4
0%
100%
47
Quincy
4
0%
100%
37
Aurora
4
0%
100%
38
Bloomington
4
0%
100%
39
Edwardsville
3
66.7%
33.3%
36
Chicago Heights
3
0%
100%
24
Cicero
3
0%
100%
33
Champaign
3
0%
100%
38
Wheeling
3
33.3%
66.7%
29
Country Club Hills
3
0%
100%
29
Riverdale
3
0%
100%
24
Carmi
3
33.3%
66.7%
44
Melrose Park
3
0%
100%
33
Vandalia
3
0%
100%
45
Pekin
3
0%
100%
31
Sycamore
3
33.3%
66.7%
41
Rantoul
3
0%
100%
25
Carbondale
3
0%
100%
44
Alton
3
0%
100%
28
Romeoville
2
0%
100%
23
Dixon
2
0%
100%
40
Marion
2
0%
100%
36
Normal
2
0%
100%
27
Palatine
2
0%
100%
33
Metropolis
2
0%
100%
33
Huntley
2
0%
100%
31
Effingham
2
0%
100%
31
Lincoln
2
0%
100%
30
Rock Island
2
50%
50%
45
Dekalb
2
50%
50%
35
West Chicago
2
0%
100%
38
Carpentersville
2
0%
100%
44
Washington
2
0%
100%
37
Centralia
2
50%
50%
44
Charleston
2
0%
100%
32

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