The data shows that 68 men and 13 women were released in Granite City zip code. Of the parolees, two were veterans, and the median age was 37. The youngest parolee was an 18-year-old man convicted of a property crime in 2017, and the oldest was an 25-year-old man convicted of homicide in 1980.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Clarence Armstrong. He was convicted of homicide in 1980, when he was 25 years old. He is now 65.
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.
Alerts Sign-up