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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Q2 2018 Recap: Parolees in Joliet convicted of drug crimes

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There were 23 offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Joliet during the second quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette.

The data shows that 23 men were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, one is a veteran, and the median age is 35. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 54-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Letieles Baker. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2011 when he was 33 years old. He is now 40.

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 Q2 2018 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q2 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
479
8.4%
91.7%
39
Joliet
23
0%
100%
35
Springfield
22
9.1%
90.9%
38
Rockford
20
5%
95%
36
Decatur
18
0%
100%
33
Aurora
17
5.9%
94.1%
32
Kankakee
15
0%
100%
38
Peoria
13
7.7%
92.3%
37
Quincy
13
30.8%
69.2%
36
Bloomington
12
0%
100%
38
Waukegan
11
9.1%
90.9%
32
Chicago Heights
11
0%
100%
41
Harvey
9
0%
100%
35
Belleville
7
14.3%
85.7%
39
Jacksonville
7
0%
100%
37
Freeport
7
28.6%
71.4%
35
Danville
6
33.3%
66.7%
35
East Saint Louis
6
0%
100%
38
Alton
6
16.7%
83.3%
35
Centralia
6
16.7%
83.3%
39
Mchenry
5
0%
100%
35
Havana
5
0%
100%
29
Marion
5
0%
100%
40
Ottawa
5
20%
80%
41
Lawrenceville
5
20%
80%
40
North Chicago
5
0%
100%
44
Bellwood
5
0%
100%
33
Elgin
5
20%
80%
39
Pekin
5
0%
100%
26
Dolton
5
0%
100%
45
Mount Carmel
5
0%
100%
35
Melrose Park
5
0%
100%
39
Machesney Park
5
20%
80%
33
Sterling
4
25%
75%
39
Harrisburg
4
0%
100%
50
Champaign
4
25%
75%
37
Mount Vernon
4
0%
100%
34
Calumet City
4
0%
100%
47
Blue Island
4
0%
100%
36
Loves Park
4
50%
50%
33
Maywood
4
0%
100%
26
Bolingbrook
4
0%
100%
34
Granite City
3
0%
100%
39
Edwardsville
3
33.3%
66.7%
37
Palatine
3
0%
100%
27
West Frankfort
3
0%
100%
40
East Alton
3
0%
100%
38
Justice
3
0%
100%
33
Rock Island
3
0%
100%
33
Vandalia
3
0%
100%
38

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