The data shows that 18 men and four women were released in East Saint Louis zip code. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age was 40. The youngest parolee was a 17-year-old man convicted of a property crime in 2010, and the oldest was a 58-year-old man convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2015.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Freddie Tiller. He was convicted of homicide in 1985, when he was 28 years old. He is now 63.
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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