South West Illinois News

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons released on parole in Monroe County during the first quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SW Illinois News.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 25 years old. He is now 26.

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 crimes involving weapons were paroled during the first quarter of 2019 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	527	1.9%	98.1%	30
Will County	32	0%	100%	30
Winnebago County	26	0%	100%	29
Lake County	15	0%	100%	27
Sangamon County	13	0%	100%	31
St. Clair County	12	0%	100%	34
Dupage County	12	0%	100%	29
Peoria County	11	0%	100%	30
Madison County	10	0%	100%	30
Macon County	9	0%	100%	28
Champaign County	9	0%	100%	25
Kankakee County	8	0%	100%	29
Kane County	6	16.7%	83.3%	27
Rock Island County	5	0%	100%	26
Mclean County	5	0%	100%	27
Williamson County	4	0%	100%	34
Vermilion County	4	0%	100%	31
Marion County	4	0%	100%	28
Jackson County	4	25%	75%	34
Randolph County	3	0%	100%	39
Dekalb County	3	0%	100%	28
Coles County	3	0%	100%	26
Boone County	3	0%	100%	27
Adams County	3	33.3%	66.7%	29
Tazewell County	2	0%	100%	38
Stephenson County	2	0%	100%	29
Saline County	2	50%	50%	24
Mchenry County	2	0%	100%	33
La Salle County	2	50%	50%	31
Knox County	2	0%	100%	29
Kendall County	2	0%	100%	44
Jefferson County	2	0%	100%	36
White County	1	0%	100%	39
Pulaski County	1	0%	100%	27
Pike County	1	0%	100%	45
Perry County	1	0%	100%	36
Monroe County	1	0%	100%	26
Mason County	1	100%	0%	32
Macoupin County	1	0%	100%	63
Livingston County	1	0%	100%	28
Hamilton County	1	0%	100%	42
Grundy County	1	0%	100%	29
Edgar County	1	0%	100%	26
Bond County	1	0%	100%	27