The data shows that a man and woman were released in Mount Vernon. The younger parolee was a 27-year-old woman sentenced in 2014. The other was a 42-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Molly A. Ledbetter. She was convicted of a crime against a person in 2014 when she was 22 years old. She is now 27.
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 shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q4 2018 who were convicted of crimes against persons.
Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q4 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
169
7.7%
92.3%
34
Rockford
29
3.5%
96.6%
34
Joliet
15
6.7%
93.3%
37
Peoria
13
7.7%
92.3%
33
Decatur
12
0%
100%
34
Springfield
11
27.3%
72.7%
35
East Saint Louis
10
20%
80%
35
Kankakee
9
0%
100%
39
Champaign
7
14.3%
85.7%
38
Aurora
7
0%
100%
38
Calumet City
7
0%
100%
38
Bloomington
6
16.7%
83.3%
32
Maywood
6
0%
100%
34
Galesburg
6
16.7%
83.3%
32
Elgin
6
0%
100%
40
Streator
5
0%
100%
30
Urbana
5
0%
100%
30
Dolton
5
0%
100%
26
Pekin
5
0%
100%
43
Waukegan
5
0%
100%
39
Quincy
5
20%
80%
30
Danville
4
0%
100%
36
Belleville
4
25%
75%
38
Freeport
4
0%
100%
28
Des Plaines
4
0%
100%
45
Lincoln
3
0%
100%
32
Sycamore
3
0%
100%
33
Country Club Hills
3
0%
100%
36
Mattoon
3
0%
100%
41
Machesney Park
3
0%
100%
30
Chicago Heights
3
33.3%
66.7%
30
Sterling
3
0%
100%
39
Carbondale
3
33.3%
66.7%
35
Harvey
3
0%
100%
24
Murphysboro
3
33.3%
66.7%
38
Granite City
2
0%
100%
34
Hanover Park
2
0%
100%
28
Tinley Park
2
0%
100%
21
University Park
2
50%
50%
27
Island Lake
2
0%
100%
42
Jacksonville
2
50%
50%
32
Villa Park
2
0%
100%
36
Lewistown
2
0%
100%
51
Rantoul
2
0%
100%
30
Rochelle
2
0%
100%
31
Ramsey
2
0%
100%
33
Paris
2
0%
100%
36
Mount Vernon
2
50%
50%
34
South Holland
2
0%
100%
23
Montgomery
2
0%
100%
44
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