The data shows that four men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for sex crimes was 41. The youngest parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 52-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was James F. Smith III. He was convicted of a sex crime in 2017 when he was 50 years old. He is now 52.
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 2018 who were convicted of sex crimes.
Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
30
3.3%
96.7%
43
Kankakee
25
0%
100%
40
Broadview
20
0%
100%
40
Rushville
9
0%
100%
52
Rockford
7
0%
100%
35
Peoria
6
0%
100%
44
Ullin
6
0%
100%
36
Decatur
5
0%
100%
34
Danville
5
0%
100%
38
Springfield
4
0%
100%
48
Joliet
4
0%
100%
41
Aurora
4
0%
100%
33
Woodstock
3
0%
100%
53
East Saint Louis
3
0%
100%
43
Lincoln
3
0%
100%
34
Mattoon
2
0%
100%
51
Homewood
2
0%
100%
53
Dolton
2
0%
100%
40
Belleville
2
0%
100%
41
Mount Vernon
2
0%
100%
47
Lawrenceville
2
0%
100%
35
Salem
2
0%
100%
50
Riverdale
2
0%
100%
42
Carbondale
2
0%
100%
43
Freeport
2
0%
100%
39
Centralia
2
0%
100%
48
New Athens
1
0%
100%
39
Morris
1
0%
100%
29
Ottawa
1
100%
0%
21
Orland Park
1
0%
100%
26
O Fallon
1
0%
100%
30
Montgomery
1
0%
100%
54
Mchenry
1
0%
100%
31
New Haven
1
0%
100%
32
North Chicago
1
0%
100%
25
Normal
1
100%
0%
24
Mendota
1
0%
100%
22
Murrayville
1
0%
100%
56
Paxton
1
0%
100%
23
Winthrop Harbor
1
0%
100%
34
Wilsonville
1
0%
100%
35
Willow Hill
1
0%
100%
38
Vandalia
1
0%
100%
40
Urbana
1
0%
100%
36
Streator
1
0%
100%
46
Sterling
1
0%
100%
54
Sparta
1
0%
100%
50
Sorento
1
0%
100%
27
Skokie
1
0%
100%
30
Rockton
1
0%
100%
57
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