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Q2 Recap: 64 parolees from Cook County convicted of homicide set for release

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There were 64 offenders convicted of homicide living in Cook County released on parole during the second quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Cook News.

The data shows 59 men and five women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for homicide, three were veterans, and the median age was 44. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced in 2015, and the oldest was a 81-year-old man sentenced in 1987.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Kensley Hawkins. He was convicted in 1982 when he was 31 years old. He is now 70.

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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of homicide were paroled during the second quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.

Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in Q2 of 2021
CountyTotal Number of Parolees% Women% MenMedian age
Cook County647.81%92.19%44
Dupage County40%100%48
St. Clair County30%100%47
Champaign County20%100%61
Kankakee County20%100%57
Lake County20%100%70
Rock Island County20%100%47
Will County20%100%46
Christian County10%100%33
Greene County10%100%37
Grundy County1100%0%30
Kane County10%100%45
Lasalle County10%100%30
Madison County10%100%30
Mchenry County10%100%45
Peoria County10%100%27
Sangamon County10%100%40
Vermilion County10%100%44
Williamson County10%100%40

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