South West Illinois News

There was one offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons living in Perry County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SW Illinois News.

The data shows the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2022 when he was 38 years old. He is now 39.

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 third quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook	572	1.4%	98.6%	30
St. Clair	18	0%	100%	31
Will	18	5.56%	94.44%	29.5
Winnebago	16	0%	100%	28.5
Peoria	15	0%	100%	34
Sangamon	15	0%	100%	33
Champaign	14	0%	100%	30.5
Lake	14	0%	100%	28.5
Madison	13	0%	100%	35
Kane	12	8.33%	91.67%	29
Kankakee	10	10%	90%	25.5
Mclean	10	0%	100%	28
Macon	9	0%	100%	27
Dupage	7	0%	100%	30
Vermilion	5	0%	100%	36
Kendall	3	0%	100%	28
Knox	3	0%	100%	32
Rock Island	3	0%	100%	29
Williamson	3	0%	100%	25
Alexander	2	0%	100%	56
Dekalb	2	0%	100%	26
Fayette	2	0%	100%	39.5
Jackson	2	0%	100%	29
Lasalle	2	0%	100%	30.5
Livingston	2	0%	100%	32
Logan	2	0%	100%	25.5
Mchenry	2	0%	100%	54
Tazewell	2	0%	100%	24
Warren	2	0%	100%	41
White	2	50%	50%	36
Adams	1	0%	100%	48
Boone	1	0%	100%	41
Carroll	1	0%	100%	40
Clark	1	0%	100%	31
Clinton	1	0%	100%	43
Coles	1	0%	100%	49
Franklin	1	0%	100%	32
Greene	1	0%	100%	34
Henry	1	0%	100%	38
Iroquois	1	0%	100%	22
Jersey	1	0%	100%	54
Macoupin	1	0%	100%	23
Marion	1	0%	100%	26
Mason	1	0%	100%	31
Mercer	1	0%	100%	25
Ogle	1	0%	100%	54
Perry	1	0%	100%	39
Stephenson	1	0%	100%	20
Whiteside	1	0%	100%	44