The data shows that 117 men and eight women were released in Will County. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 36. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2018, and the oldest was a 64-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Leroy McAfee. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 1998 when he was 19 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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the second quarter of 2019 in each Will County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet | 67 | 3% | 1.5% | 23.9% |
| Bolingbrook | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Lockport | 8 | 0% | 37.5% | 25% |
| Crest Hill | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| University Park | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Homer Glen | 4 | 0% | 25% | 0% |
| Plainfield | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Romeoville | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Braidwood | 3 | 33.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Crete | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| New Lenox | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.7% |
| Wilmington | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.7% |
| Frankfort | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Monee | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Shorewood | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Beecher | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Naperville | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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