Metro East Sun

There were four offenders convicted of homicide released on parole in East Saint Louis during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.

The data shows that four men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for homicide was 43. The youngest parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2011, and the oldest was a 71-year-old man sentenced in 1976.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Isaac Smith. He was convicted of homicide in 1976 when he was 27 years old. He is now 71.

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 Q3 2019 who were convicted of homicide.

Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in Q3 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	30	10%	90%	42
Kankakee	5	0%	100%	41
Granite City	4	0%	100%	48
East Saint Louis	4	0%	100%	44
Springfield	3	0%	100%	56
Rockford	2	0%	100%	35
Harvey	2	0%	100%	47
Rock Island	2	0%	100%	39
Urbana	2	0%	100%	44
Chicago Heights	2	0%	100%	44
Cicero	2	0%	100%	31
Joliet	2	0%	100%	54
Pembroke Township	1	0%	100%	37
Moline	1	0%	100%	31
Lansing	1	0%	100%	48
Midlothian	1	0%	100%	30
Dwight	1	0%	100%	30
Beecher	1	0%	100%	51
Flossmoor	1	0%	100%	47
Carlinville	1	0%	100%	22
Country Club Hills	1	0%	100%	68
Mount Prospect	1	0%	100%	35
Calumet City	1	0%	100%	45
Decatur	1	0%	100%	50
Freeport	1	0%	100%	42
Bellwood	1	0%	100%	32
Shorewood	1	0%	100%	28
Edwardsville	1	0%	100%	63
Hazel Crest	1	100%	0%	60
Forest Park	1	0%	100%	42
Crest Hill	1	0%	100%	49
Waukegan	1	0%	100%	51
Normal	1	0%	100%	50
Franklin Park	1	0%	100%	32
Alsip	1	0%	100%	34
Madison	1	100%	0%	33
Elmwood Park	1	0%	100%	43
Pawnee	1	100%	0%	34
Quincy	1	0%	100%	38
Monee	1	0%	100%	52