The data shows that both of the released offenders in the Thompsonville zip code were women. The younger parolee was a 25-year-old woman convicted of a property crime in 2017, and the other was a 35-year-old woman convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2017.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jennifer Fitzwater. She was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2017, when he was 35 years old. She is now 37.
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.