The data shows that both of the released offenders in 62884 were men. Of these parolees, one is a veteran. The younger parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2017. The other was a 45-year-old man sentenced in 2016.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was James N. Chastain. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2016 when he was 43 years old. He is now 45.
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 zips in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in 2018 who were convicted of drug crimes.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in 2018