The data shows that both of the released offenders in Sesser were men. The younger parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2019. The other was a 38-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Michael A. Depler. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 35 years old. He 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 table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in the fourth quarter.
| City | Counties | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | 1,613 | 0.9% | 2.4% | 21% |
| Rockford | Winnebago | 135 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10.4% |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 110 | 9.1% | 7.3% | 21.8% |
| Peoria | Peoria | 94 | 2.1% | 3.2% | 24.5% |
| Joliet | Will | 87 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 18.4% |
| Springfield | Sangamon | 82 | 1.2% | 2.4% | 28.1% |
| Decatur | Macon | 73 | 4.1% | 0% | 20.6% |
| East Saint Louis | St. Clair | 71 | 7% | 5.6% | 26.8% |
| Aurora | Kane, DuPage, Will | 46 | 0% | 2.2% | 23.9% |
| Waukegan | Lake | 41 | 0% | 0% | 14.6% |
| Danville | Vermilion | 40 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Blue Island | Cook | 37 | 0% | 0% | 18.9% |
| Champaign | Champaign | 37 | 0% | 2.7% | 24.3% |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | 36 | 5.6% | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| Calumet City | Cook | 35 | 0% | 2.9% | 20% |
| Bloomington | McLean | 34 | 2.9% | 0% | 29.4% |
| Harvey | Cook | 32 | 0% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Dolton | Cook | 30 | 0% | 6.7% | 3.3% |
| Urbana | Champaign | 28 | 3.6% | 0% | 25% |
| Quincy | Adams | 27 | 0% | 0% | 40.7% |
| Freeport | Stephenson | 24 | 8.3% | 0% | 20.8% |
| Maywood | Cook | 24 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Marion | Williamson | 23 | 0% | 4.4% | 30.4% |
| Elgin | Kane, Cook | 22 | 0% | 4.6% | 18.2% |
| Berwyn | Cook | 21 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 14.3% |
| Riverdale | Cook | 21 | 0% | 4.8% | 9.5% |
| Bellwood | Cook | 19 | 5.3% | 0% | 26.3% |
| Galesburg | Knox | 19 | 0% | 5.3% | 21.1% |
| Granite City | Madison | 18 | 0% | 0% | 27.8% |
| Cicero | Cook | 16 | 0% | 0% | 18.8% |
| Alton | Madison | 15 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Bolingbrook | Will | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Collinsville | Madison | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Lansing | Cook | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Park Forest | Cook | 15 | 0% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| South Holland | Cook | 15 | 0% | 6.7% | 13.3% |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | 14 | 21.4% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Normal | McLean | 14 | 0% | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| Salem | Marion | 14 | 0% | 0% | 35.7% |
| Pekin | Tazewell | 13 | 7.7% | 0% | 30.8% |
| Belleville | St. Clair | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Mattoon | Coles | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| North Chicago | Lake | 12 | 0% | 8.3% | 16.7% |
| Paris | Edgar | 12 | 0% | 0% | 66.7% |
| Wheaton | DuPage | 12 | 8.3% | 0% | 16.7% |
| Centralia | Marion | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| East Moline | Rock Island | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Evanston | Cook | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
| Lincoln | Logan | 11 | 9.1% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Zion | Lake | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
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