The data shows that four men and one woman were released in Bethalto zip code. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age was 34. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man convicted of a property crime in 2019, and the oldest was a 34-year-old man convicted of homicide in 1983.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was John Prante. He was convicted of homicide in 1983, when he was 34 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.
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