Metro East Sun

There were three offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol living in Madison County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.

The data shows two men and one woman were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol, one was a veteran, and the median age was 61. The youngest parolee was a 38-year-old woman sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 61-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jennifer Sawyer. She was convicted in 2018 when she was 33 years old. She is now 38.

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 alcohol were paroled during the third quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook	51	11.76%	88.24%	41
Winnebago	9	0%	100%	51
Mclean	7	14.29%	85.71%	57
Dupage	6	0%	100%	37.5
Macon	5	40%	60%	41
Will	5	0%	100%	45
Kane	4	50%	50%	46
Lake	4	0%	100%	42
Sangamon	4	25%	75%	50.5
Adams	3	0%	100%	31
Madison	3	33.33%	66.67%	61
Mchenry	3	0%	100%	35
Champaign	2	0%	100%	39
Coles	2	0%	100%	48.5
Effingham	2	50%	50%	43
Peoria	2	50%	50%	45
Rock Island	2	0%	100%	42
Tazewell	2	0%	100%	32
Boone	1	0%	100%	57
Bureau	1	0%	100%	27
Christian	1	0%	100%	36
Edgar	1	0%	100%	51
Franklin	1	0%	100%	56
Hancock	1	0%	100%	43
Hardin	1	0%	100%	39
Henry	1	0%	100%	53
Jackson	1	0%	100%	55
Jersey	1	0%	100%	66
Kankakee	1	0%	100%	45
Kendall	1	0%	100%	35
Knox	1	0%	100%	32
Lasalle	1	0%	100%	40
Livingston	1	0%	100%	34
Perry	1	100%	0%	52
St. Clair	1	0%	100%	51
Woodford	1	100%	0%	49