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July-Dec. 2019 Recap: Parolees in Steger convicted of financial crimes or fraud

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There were two offenders convicted of financial crimes or fraud released on parole in Steger during the second half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Steger were men. The younger parolee was a 30-year-old man sentenced in 2017. The other was a 50-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Treve Ruskin. He was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2017 when he was 28 years old. He is now 30.

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 2019 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.

Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in July-Dec. 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago20212.4%87.6%41
Kankakee175.9%94.1%41
Rockford1618.8%81.3%42
Joliet147.1%92.9%41
Decatur1040%60%37
Springfield90%100%41
Aurora728.6%71.4%45
Harvey616.7%83.3%42
Danville650%50%36
Berwyn633.3%66.7%36
Waukegan520%80%43
Riverdale50%100%38
Freeport540%60%34
Dolton520%80%42
Peoria40%100%41
Round Lake425%75%38
Mundelein450%50%32
Marion333.3%66.7%33
Bolingbrook333.3%66.7%29
Champaign333.3%66.7%48
Matteson30%100%39
Blue Island30%100%44
Park Forest333.3%66.7%44
Normal366.7%33.3%37
Oak Lawn30%100%34
East Saint Louis30%100%39
Lansing30%100%43
Alton333.3%66.7%41
Steger20%100%40
Fairview Heights250%50%49
Schaumburg20%100%41
Cicero250%50%34
Urbana20%100%36
Skokie250%50%30
Morris250%50%46
Broadview20%100%46
La Grange250%50%39
Glenwood20%100%38
Anna20%100%35
Roodhouse20%100%47
Chicago Heights20%100%41
Savanna250%50%46
Carlyle20%100%28
Bellwood20%100%23
Oak Park20%100%40
Dekalb250%50%52
Rantoul20%100%43
Dixon20%100%25
Bloomington2100%0%40
Naperville20%100%59

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