The data shows 64 men and three women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for homicide, one was a veteran, and the median age was 46. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 73-year-old man sentenced in 1994.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Richard West. He was convicted in 1977 when he was 20 years old. He is now 66.
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 2022 in each Illinois county.
County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cook | 67 | 4.48% | 95.52% | 46 |
St. Clair | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 60.5 |
Lake | 5 | 20% | 80% | 29 |
Peoria | 4 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
Will | 4 | 25% | 75% | 53 |
Champaign | 3 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
Rock Island | 3 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
Stephenson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40 |
Macon | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
Mchenry | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
Sangamon | 2 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
Crawford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
Ford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
Jackson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
Jefferson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
Kankakee | 1 | 100% | 0% | 31 |
Kendall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Mclean | 1 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
Schuyler | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Vermilion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
Winnebago | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
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