The data shows that both of the released offenders in Peotone were men. The younger parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2017. The other was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Corey Merriman. He was convicted of a property crime in 2017 when he was 18 years old. He is now 21.
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 property crimes.
Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
1,390
4.8%
95.3%
38
Rockford
125
11.2%
88.8%
36
Springfield
105
13.3%
86.7%
34
Peoria
86
12.8%
87.2%
35
Joliet
84
10.7%
89.3%
35
Decatur
84
13.1%
86.9%
38
Aurora
53
15.1%
84.9%
36
Waukegan
53
5.7%
94.3%
33
East Saint Louis
51
9.8%
90.2%
37
Danville
41
7.3%
92.7%
33
Kankakee
39
7.7%
92.3%
36
Champaign
39
20.5%
79.5%
36
Granite City
38
13.2%
86.8%
37
Belleville
32
6.3%
93.8%
33
Chicago Heights
26
3.9%
96.2%
36
Blue Island
26
11.5%
88.5%
39
Harvey
25
8%
92%
38
Bloomington
23
17.4%
82.6%
33
Urbana
19
5.3%
94.7%
42
Bellwood
19
5.3%
94.7%
37
Rock Island
19
5.3%
94.7%
35
Marion
19
15.8%
84.2%
37
Galesburg
18
33.3%
66.7%
32
Riverdale
18
11.1%
88.9%
36
Alton
17
11.8%
88.2%
41
Wheaton
17
5.9%
94.1%
39
Mount Vernon
17
23.5%
76.5%
32
Maywood
17
5.9%
94.1%
44
Berwyn
17
5.9%
94.1%
38
Dolton
16
0%
100%
33
Quincy
16
18.8%
81.3%
36
Zion
16
0%
100%
36
Cicero
16
6.3%
93.8%
34
Elgin
16
0%
100%
35
Pekin
16
37.5%
62.5%
35
Harrisburg
15
6.7%
93.3%
33
Edwardsville
15
26.7%
73.3%
31
Calumet City
14
0%
100%
38
Freeport
13
0%
100%
30
Hazel Crest
13
15.4%
84.6%
37
Collinsville
12
0%
100%
35
Lockport
12
25%
75%
29
Centralia
12
8.3%
91.7%
30
Des Plaines
11
9.1%
90.9%
32
Broadview
11
0%
100%
30
East Peoria
11
27.3%
72.7%
38
Lansing
11
9.1%
90.9%
33
Markham
10
10%
90%
38
East Alton
10
10%
90%
40
Woodstock
10
10%
90%
34
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