The data shows 13 men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 32. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 52-year-old man sentenced in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Shamond Howard. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 21 years old. He is now 25.
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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons were paroled during the second quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cook County | 424 | 0.71% | 99.29% | 31 |
Winnebago County | 22 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
Sangamon County | 17 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Will County | 16 | 6.25% | 93.75% | 29 |
St. Clair County | 15 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
Madison County | 14 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 32 |
Champaign County | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 27 |
Macon County | 12 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
Peoria County | 12 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 28 |
Dupage County | 10 | 20% | 80% | 32 |
Kane County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
Lake County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Kankakee County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
Rock Island County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
Tazewell County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 44 |
Lasalle County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
Mclean County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
Stephenson County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Vermilion County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
Alexander County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
Bond County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
Coles County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
Jackson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
Montgomery County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Ogle County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Wabash County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
Woodford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Boone County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
Christian County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
Clay County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Dekalb County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
Effingham County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
Fayette County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
Greene County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
Iroquois County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
Jefferson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Jo Daviess County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
Kendall County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
Knox County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
Marion County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
Mercer County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 29 |
Morgan County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
Randolph County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
Richland County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
Saline County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
Shelby County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
Union County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 59 |
Washington County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
Wayne County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 20 |
Whiteside County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 21 |
Williamson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |