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2018 Recap: Parolees in East Saint Louis convicted of crimes against children

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There were two offenders convicted of crimes against children released on parole in East Saint Louis during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.

The data shows that a man and woman were released in East Saint Louis. The younger parolee was a 31-year-old woman sentenced in 2018. The other was a 37-year-old man sentenced in 2009.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Ashlee Bridger. She was convicted of a crime against one or more children in 2018 when she was 29 years old. She is now 31.

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 2018 who were convicted of crimes against children.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against children paroled in 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Kankakee
25
0%
100%
41
Broadview
13
0%
100%
39
Rushville
12
0%
100%
48
Chicago
6
0%
100%
44
Springfield
5
20%
80%
33
Rockford
3
33.3%
66.7%
36
Decatur
3
33.3%
66.7%
36
Danville
3
0%
100%
28
Mound City
2
50%
50%
40
East Saint Louis
2
50%
50%
34
Roseville
2
0%
100%
42
Metropolis
2
0%
100%
32
Elgin
2
0%
100%
46
Aurora
2
0%
100%
32
Waukegan
2
0%
100%
27
Stonington
1
0%
100%
31
Prophetstown
1
100%
0%
35
Plymouth
1
0%
100%
26
Winchester
1
0%
100%
28
Palos Heights
1
0%
100%
40
Ottawa
1
0%
100%
29
Mount Vernon
1
0%
100%
49
Xenia
1
0%
100%
30
Mount Olive
1
0%
100%
41
Glen Carbon
1
0%
100%
36
Morton
1
100%
0%
39
Moline
1
0%
100%
49
Milford
1
0%
100%
34
Rockbridge
1
0%
100%
28
Waverly
1
0%
100%
27
Sparta
1
0%
100%
42
South Beloit
1
0%
100%
73
Summit Argo
1
0%
100%
33
Taylorville
1
0%
100%
34
Shelbyville
1
0%
100%
29
Seneca
1
0%
100%
26
Schaumburg
1
0%
100%
44
Savanna
1
0%
100%
37
Tinley Park
1
0%
100%
30
Ullin
1
0%
100%
55
Watson
1
0%
100%
33
Salem
1
0%
100%
51
Sandoval
1
0%
100%
48
Pekin
1
0%
100%
56
Mc Leansboro
1
0%
100%
50
Earlville
1
0%
100%
25
Dixon
1
0%
100%
25
Des Plaines
1
0%
100%
36
Coello
1
0%
100%
44
Chillicothe
1
0%
100%
27

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