South West Illinois News

There was one offender convicted of a crime involving drugs living in Monroe County released on parole during the third quarter of 2024, 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 2023 when he was 41 years old. He is now 42. He was a veteran.

Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to re-incarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.

In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.

“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”

A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	102	2%	98%	40
St. Clair County	24	20.8%	79.2%	43.5
Macon County	23	13%	87%	39
Winnebago County	18	5.6%	94.4%	40
Peoria County	18	16.7%	83.3%	40
Madison County	14	14.3%	85.7%	40
Kane County	14	14.3%	85.7%	35
Will County	13	7.7%	92.3%	32
Lake County	12	8.3%	91.7%	43.5
McLean County	12	16.7%	83.3%	40
Sangamon County	10	0%	100%	34
Champaign County	8	0%	100%	36.5
Macoupin County	7	42.9%	57.1%	43
Rock Island County	7	14.3%	85.7%	31
Montgomery County	6	16.7%	83.3%	38
Logan County	6	0%	100%	38.5
Kankakee County	6	16.7%	83.3%	42.5
Henry County	6	66.7%	33.3%	42.5
Fayette County	6	16.7%	83.3%	39
Morgan County	5	40%	60%	36
Adams County	5	40%	60%	38
McHenry County	4	0%	100%	35.5
Shelby County	4	25%	75%	45.5
Whiteside County	4	25%	75%	34.5
Clay County	4	0%	100%	31.5
Jefferson County	4	25%	75%	37.5
Lasalle County	4	25%	75%	44.5
McDonough County	3	33.3%	66.7%	33
Boone County	3	0%	100%	35
Christian County	3	0%	100%	40
Warren County	3	66.7%	33.3%	39
Knox County	3	0%	100%	38
DuPage County	3	0%	100%	28
Jackson County	3	0%	100%	56
Henderson County	3	33.3%	66.7%	31
Hardin County	3	0%	100%	40
Franklin County	3	66.7%	33.3%	30
Fulton County	3	33.3%	66.7%	33
Union County	2	0%	100%	43
Tazewell County	2	0%	100%	46.5
Perry County	2	50%	50%	48.5
White County	2	0%	100%	53
Pike County	2	50%	50%	42
Stephenson County	2	0%	100%	32
Woodford County	2	0%	100%	40.5
Effingham County	2	50%	50%	33.5
Crawford County	2	0%	100%	58.5
Greene County	2	50%	50%	41
Coles County	2	100%	0%	35
Jasper County	2	0%	100%	37
Cass County	2	50%	50%	44
Bureau County	2	0%	100%	42
Lawrence County	2	50%	50%	37.5
Bond County	2	100%	0%	46
Marion County	2	50%	50%	28
Mason County	2	0%	100%	35
Clinton County	1	0%	100%	36
Williamson County	1	0%	100%	62
Wayne County	1	0%	100%	35
Vermilion County	1	0%	100%	54
Alexander County	1	100%	0%	59
DeWitt County	1	0%	100%	29
Edgar County	1	0%	100%	42
Ford County	1	0%	100%	47
Scott County	1	0%	100%	46
Schuyler County	1	100%	0%	41
Saline County	1	0%	100%	40
Grundy County	1	100%	0%	44
Randolph County	1	0%	100%	28
Jersey County	1	0%	100%	29
Jo Daviess County	1	100%	0%	31
Ogle County	1	0%	100%	44
Lee County	1	0%	100%	28
Monroe County	1	0%	100%	42
Marshall County	1	0%	100%	54