The data shows that 13 men and one woman were released in Mount Vernon. The median age of the parolees was 36. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2018 and the oldest was a 61-year-old woman sentenced in 2015.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Michael Dodson. He was convicted in 2003 when he was 38 years old. He is now 55.
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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