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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees in Joliet convicted of property crimes

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There were 44 offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole in Joliet during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette.

The data shows that 38 men and six women were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 36. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2016, and the oldest was a 63-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Robert Hudson. He was convicted of a property crime in 2007 when he was 49 years old. He is now 61.

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 during the second half of 2018 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in July-Dec. 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago7344.8%95.2%37
Rockford667.6%92.4%35
Decatur5014%86%36
Springfield4916.3%83.7%33
Peoria4912.2%87.8%35
Joliet4413.6%86.4%36
East Saint Louis2910.3%89.7%35
Aurora2218.2%81.8%37
Kankakee2213.6%86.4%34
Belleville219.5%90.5%32
Granite City214.8%95.2%39
Waukegan2010%90%32
Danville2015%85%32
Champaign195.3%94.7%39
Blue Island1612.5%87.5%38
Chicago Heights166.3%93.8%40
Rock Island130%100%33
Harvey128.3%91.7%34
Marion1118.2%81.8%37
Zion110%100%35
Bellwood119.1%90.9%38
Hazel Crest1020%80%38
Mount Vernon1030%70%32
Cicero100%100%33
Galesburg1040%60%29
Bloomington1020%80%32
Urbana911.1%88.9%42
Elgin90%100%38
Quincy825%75%37
Maywood80%100%48
Calumet City80%100%42
Freeport80%100%32
Rock Falls728.6%71.4%35
Dolton70%100%31
Des Plaines70%100%32
Harrisburg70%100%34
Edwardsville633.3%66.7%32
Lombard616.7%83.3%43
Herrin616.7%83.3%38
Mattoon60%100%36
Lockport633.3%66.7%25
Pekin633.3%66.7%34
Riverdale616.7%83.3%33
West Frankfort633.3%66.7%38
Wheaton60%100%31
Carbondale616.7%83.3%40
Alton616.7%83.3%40
Round Lake633.3%66.7%36
Berwyn50%100%36
Schaumburg50%100%36

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