West Cook News

There were seven offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Bellwood during the second half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Cook News.

The data shows that six men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 34. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 49-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Kerry L. Jones. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2017 when he was 45 years old. He is now 47.

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 during the second half of 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in July-Dec. 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	695	8.5%	91.5%	40
Peoria	50	12%	88%	40
Springfield	43	4.7%	95.3%	37
Rockford	42	14.3%	85.7%	38
Kankakee	39	2.6%	97.4%	38
Joliet	35	8.6%	91.4%	39
Decatur	28	21.4%	78.6%	34
Danville	26	23.1%	76.9%	35
East Saint Louis	24	8.3%	91.7%	38
Quincy	23	26.1%	73.9%	35
Aurora	22	18.2%	81.8%	35
Bloomington	21	4.8%	95.2%	38
Champaign	16	18.8%	81.3%	38
Waukegan	15	26.7%	73.3%	36
Jacksonville	15	6.7%	93.3%	34
Alton	14	14.3%	85.7%	37
Pekin	13	23.1%	76.9%	32
Marion	13	15.4%	84.6%	43
Rock Island	12	16.7%	83.3%	37
Urbana	11	0%	100%	37
Paris	11	27.3%	72.7%	36
Chicago Heights	11	18.2%	81.8%	40
Elgin	11	18.2%	81.8%	41
Charleston	10	10%	90%	35
Calumet City	10	0%	100%	38
Maywood	10	0%	100%	37
Mount Vernon	9	11.1%	88.9%	38
Freeport	8	12.5%	87.5%	37
Galesburg	8	12.5%	87.5%	34
Blue Island	8	0%	100%	33
Granite City	8	25%	75%	37
Kewanee	7	14.3%	85.7%	32
Lawrenceville	7	14.3%	85.7%	38
Ottawa	7	28.6%	71.4%	33
Cicero	7	14.3%	85.7%	39
Round Lake	7	0%	100%	34
Riverdale	7	0%	100%	45
Sterling	7	42.9%	57.1%	29
Centralia	7	28.6%	71.4%	37
Harvey	7	14.3%	85.7%	43
Bellwood	7	14.3%	85.7%	35
Lockport	7	14.3%	85.7%	38
Collinsville	7	14.3%	85.7%	33
Hillsboro	6	33.3%	66.7%	34
Berwyn	6	16.7%	83.3%	33
Pontiac	6	16.7%	83.3%	36
Salem	6	33.3%	66.7%	39
Beardstown	6	0%	100%	36
Taylorville	6	50%	50%	37
Mchenry	6	33.3%	66.7%	32