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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees in Du Quoin convicted of drug crimes

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There were three offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Du Quoin during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SW Illinois News.

The data shows that three men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 36. The youngest parolee was a 32-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 40-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Ramsey D. Brock. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2017 when he was 38 years old. He is now 40.

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 2018 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in July-Dec. 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago9767.4%92.6%39
Joliet517.8%92.2%35
Rockford478.5%91.5%32
Decatur4411.4%88.6%38
Peoria407.5%92.5%39
Springfield385.3%94.7%35
Aurora3525.7%74.3%38
Kankakee290%100%41
Quincy2615.4%84.6%39
Bloomington2516%84%37
Waukegan214.8%95.2%37
Maywood195.3%94.7%43
Danville1921.1%79%38
Centralia1811.1%88.9%35
East Saint Louis160%100%37
Elgin1612.5%87.5%38
Marion1625%75%37
Granite City1625%75%34
Freeport1612.5%87.5%35
Chicago Heights150%100%36
Blue Island156.7%93.3%40
Harvey1421.4%78.6%42
Alton1421.4%78.6%34
Pekin1323.1%76.9%39
Calumet City120%100%41
Champaign1010%90%41
Rock Island100%100%36
Olney1030%70%39
Robinson1020%80%45
Normal90%100%32
Jacksonville922.2%77.8%31
Belleville911.1%88.9%35
Carpentersville911.1%88.9%31
Mount Vernon944.4%55.6%36
Riverdale90%100%37
Collinsville922.2%77.8%40
Berwyn90%100%41
Carmi825%75%36
Kewanee825%75%35
Lawrenceville837.5%62.5%38
Galesburg837.5%62.5%36
Paris70%100%32
Dolton70%100%44
Bellwood714.3%85.7%43
Urbana70%100%34
Harrisburg728.6%71.4%37
Evanston70%100%41
Moline714.3%85.7%31
East Moline60%100%34
Dekalb616.7%83.3%29

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