The data shows that 89 men and six women were released in Joliet. Of the parolees, two are veterans, and the median age is 35. The youngest parolee is an 18-year-old man sentenced for crimes involving one or more weapons in 2018, and the oldest is a 72-year-old man sentenced for crimes involving alcohol in 2016.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is Joseph Harvey Jr. He was convicted of homicide in 1988 when he was 24 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 first quarter.
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