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Friday, November 8, 2024

2019 Recap: Parolees in Steger convicted of drug crimes

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There were two offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Steger during 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 28-year-old man sentenced in 2019. The other was a 44-year-old man sentenced in 2015.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Anthony S. Pagano. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2019 when he was 27 years old. He is now 28.

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 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1,5308.4%91.6%40
Rockford10410.6%89.4%37
Peoria10312.6%87.4%40
Kankakee872.3%97.7%41
Springfield833.6%96.4%38
Joliet734.1%95.9%38
Decatur6616.7%83.3%36
Danville5018%82%36
Bloomington4719.1%80.9%37
Quincy4422.7%77.3%37
Aurora3920.5%79.5%37
East Saint Louis3810.5%89.5%39
Pekin3116.1%83.9%35
Champaign2714.8%85.2%38
Alton2714.8%85.2%37
Elgin2718.5%81.5%39
Chicago Heights2714.8%85.2%41
Rock Island267.7%92.3%39
Waukegan2615.4%84.6%36
Jacksonville2516%84%36
Maywood254%96%40
Urbana248.3%91.7%36
Charleston2420.8%79.2%37
Mount Vernon2231.8%68.2%39
Calumet City220%100%38
Blue Island210%100%41
Marion219.5%90.5%42
Cicero1915.8%84.2%38
Paris1926.3%73.7%38
Granite City1838.9%61.1%37
Ottawa1729.4%70.6%31
Lawrenceville1729.4%70.6%37
Galesburg1723.5%76.5%36
Riverdale140%100%43
Taylorville1442.9%57.1%39
Bolingbrook140%100%36
Kewanee1435.7%64.3%34
Lincoln1421.4%78.6%38
Harvey147.1%92.9%47
Broadview1414.3%85.7%36
Bellwood137.7%92.3%35
Moline137.7%92.3%34
Carmi137.7%92.3%40
Freeport137.7%92.3%36
Round Lake128.3%91.7%33
Mchenry1225%75%33
Berwyn128.3%91.7%35
East Moline1225%75%36
Centralia1225%75%33
Zion110%100%32

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