The data shows that both of the released offenders in Belleville were men. The younger parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2016. The other was a 53-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Dennis Cotton. He was convicted of a sex crime in 2017 when he was 51 years old. He is now 53.
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 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q1 2018 who were convicted of sex crimes.
Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in Q1 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Broadview
14
0%
100%
41
Ullin
6
0%
100%
36
Rockford
3
0%
100%
40
Rushville
3
0%
100%
46
Peoria
3
0%
100%
34
Chicago
3
0%
100%
39
Springfield
2
0%
100%
45
Belleville
2
0%
100%
41
Woodstock
2
0%
100%
51
North Chicago
1
0%
100%
25
Normal
1
100%
0%
24
Pekin
1
0%
100%
54
Murrayville
1
0%
100%
56
Quincy
1
0%
100%
30
Rockton
1
0%
100%
57
Salem
1
0%
100%
32
Sparta
1
0%
100%
50
Sterling
1
0%
100%
54
Streator
1
0%
100%
46
Vandalia
1
0%
100%
40
Mendota
1
0%
100%
22
Marion
1
0%
100%
40
Lawrenceville
1
0%
100%
45
Aurora
1
0%
100%
29
Benton
1
0%
100%
55
Bradley
1
0%
100%
40
Calumet City
1
0%
100%
50
Carmi
1
0%
100%
31
Chicago Heights
1
0%
100%
57
Cobden
1
0%
100%
50
Danville
1
0%
100%
30
De Land
1
0%
100%
29
Decatur
1
0%
100%
30
East Saint Louis
1
0%
100%
53
Erie
1
0%
100%
52
Freeport
1
0%
100%
34
Greenview
1
0%
100%
51
Homer Glen
1
0%
100%
54
Homewood
1
0%
100%
78
Alsip
1
0%
100%
33
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