The data shows that 15 men and four women were released in Jefferson County. The median age of the parolees was 36. The youngest parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced for a financial crime or fraud in 2018, and the oldest was a 54-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Brittany Cox. She was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2016 when she was 28 years old. She is now 32.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the first quarter of 2020 in each Jefferson County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 18 | 5.6% | 0% | 38.9% |
| Woodlawn | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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