South West Illinois News

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole in Columbia during the first half 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 2018 when he was 21.

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 first half of 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	875	8.2%	91.8%	40
Rockford	65	7.7%	92.3%	36
Peoria	55	12.7%	87.3%	40
Kankakee	48	2.1%	97.9%	43
Springfield	42	2.4%	97.6%	38
Joliet	39	0%	100%	37
Decatur	39	12.8%	87.2%	38
Bloomington	28	28.6%	71.4%	36
Danville	24	12.5%	87.5%	38
Quincy	21	19%	81%	38
Pekin	18	11.1%	88.9%	38
Aurora	17	23.5%	76.5%	39
Maywood	17	5.9%	94.1%	41
Elgin	16	18.8%	81.3%	37
Chicago Heights	16	12.5%	87.5%	42
Charleston	15	26.7%	73.3%	38
East Saint Louis	14	14.3%	85.7%	40
Rock Island	14	0%	100%	40
Alton	13	15.4%	84.6%	38
Waukegan	13	0%	100%	36
Mount Vernon	13	46.2%	53.8%	39
Blue Island	13	0%	100%	46
Urbana	13	15.4%	84.6%	35
Cicero	13	15.4%	84.6%	37
Calumet City	12	0%	100%	37
Champaign	11	9.1%	90.9%	39
Jacksonville	11	27.3%	72.7%	38
Granite City	10	50%	50%	37
Lawrenceville	10	40%	60%	36
Ottawa	10	30%	70%	30
Bolingbrook	10	0%	100%	36
Galesburg	10	30%	70%	37
Zion	9	0%	100%	34
Broadview	9	11.1%	88.9%	38
Taylorville	8	37.5%	62.5%	40
Dolton	8	0%	100%	45
Paris	8	25%	75%	41
Moline	8	12.5%	87.5%	35
Lincoln	8	25%	75%	39
Marion	8	0%	100%	41
Normal	8	0%	100%	33
Carmi	7	14.3%	85.7%	41
Kewanee	7	57.1%	42.9%	37
Bellwood	7	0%	100%	35
Naperville	7	28.6%	71.4%	34
Harvey	7	0%	100%	51
East Moline	7	28.6%	71.4%	30
Belleville	7	28.6%	71.4%	36
Riverdale	7	0%	100%	40
Centralia	6	16.7%	83.3%	29