South West Illinois News

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole in Coulterville during the second quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SW Illinois News.

The data shows that the released offender was a woman. She was convicted in 2016 when she was 34.

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 in Q2 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q2 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	426	7.5%	92.5%	40
Rockford	30	16.7%	83.3%	35
Kankakee	23	0%	100%	42
Springfield	22	0%	100%	39
Decatur	17	17.6%	82.4%	39
Bloomington	17	23.5%	76.5%	38
Danville	16	18.8%	81.3%	39
Peoria	16	6.3%	93.8%	38
Joliet	16	0%	100%	41
Quincy	11	27.3%	72.7%	32
Pekin	10	10%	90%	39
Chicago Heights	8	12.5%	87.5%	36
Elgin	8	12.5%	87.5%	36
Mount Vernon	8	50%	50%	36
Aurora	8	37.5%	62.5%	36
Blue Island	7	0%	100%	49
Harvey	7	0%	100%	51
Ottawa	7	42.9%	57.1%	29
Rock Island	7	0%	100%	39
Jacksonville	7	28.6%	71.4%	37
Dolton	7	0%	100%	43
Lawrenceville	7	28.6%	71.4%	38
Maywood	7	0%	100%	33
Charleston	7	42.9%	57.1%	39
Alton	6	16.7%	83.3%	39
Riverdale	6	0%	100%	39
Galesburg	6	33.3%	66.7%	37
East Saint Louis	6	0%	100%	44
Havana	5	40%	60%	35
Waukegan	5	0%	100%	36
Calumet City	5	0%	100%	36
Urbana	5	0%	100%	36
Paris	4	25%	75%	40
Zion	4	0%	100%	37
Harrisburg	4	25%	75%	38
Broadview	4	0%	100%	35
Normal	4	0%	100%	31
Naperville	4	25%	75%	34
East Moline	4	50%	50%	32
Rantoul	4	25%	75%	38
Pontiac	4	0%	100%	50
Dekalb	4	25%	75%	40
Lansing	4	0%	100%	47
Vandalia	4	25%	75%	32
Moline	4	0%	100%	32
Mchenry	4	25%	75%	36
Marion	4	0%	100%	41
Granite City	4	75%	25%	39
Greenville	4	50%	50%	39
Kewanee	4	50%	50%	33