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Q4 2023 Recap: 2 parolees from Franklin County convicted of sex crimes set for supervised release

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Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

There were two offenders convicted of sex crimes living in Franklin County released on parole during the fourth quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the North Egypt News.

The data shows that both of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for sex crimes was 32. The younger parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 36-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Edward T. Urban Jr. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 29 years old. He is now 36.

Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to re-incarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.

In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.

“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”

A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.

Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in Q4 2023
CountyTotal Number of Parolees% Women% MenMedian age
Cook County1281.6%98.4%42.5
Lake County110%100%45
Winnebago County812.5%87.5%39.5
Sangamon County70%100%41
Kane County60%100%42.5
McLean County50%100%45
Tazewell County40%100%56
Will County40%100%42
DuPage County30%100%50
Williamson County20%100%38
Madison County20%100%61
Logan County20%100%37.5
Pike County20%100%33
Kankakee County20%100%32.5
Jefferson County20%100%36.5
Franklin County20%100%31.5
Coles County20%100%38.5
Rock Island County10%100%72
Whiteside County10%100%43
Saline County10%100%51
Vermilion County10%100%39
Schuyler County10%100%34
Union County10%100%53
Mason County10%100%48
Knox County10%100%66
Henderson County10%100%38
Hancock County10%100%32
Gallatin County10%100%75
Fayette County10%100%33
Edgar County10%100%73
DeKalb County10%100%61
Clay County10%100%38
Christian County10%100%33
Champaign County10%100%45
Carroll County10%100%56
Boone County10%100%42

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