The data shows 77 men and seven women were released in Madison County. Of the parolees, three were veterans, and the median age was 37. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2020, and the oldest was a 62-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2019.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Scott A. Jones. He was convicted of homicide in 2005 when he was 24 years old. He is now 41.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the first quarter of 2021 in each Madison County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite City | 29 | 3.45% | 6.9% | 20.69% |
| Alton | 18 | 0% | 0% | 61.11% |
| Edwardsville | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Madison | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Bethalto | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Collinsville | 3 | 0% | 33.33% | 0% |
| Wood River | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cottage Hills | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| East Alton | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Glen Carbon | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Highland | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Moro | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| New Douglas | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| South Roxana | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Troy | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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