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Q2 2019 Recap: Parolees in Joliet convicted of crimes involving alcohol

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There were six offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Joliet during the second quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette.

The data shows that six men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 40. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Tertius McClain. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2018 when he was 38 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 shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q2 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Q2 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago793.8%96.2%43
Kankakee128.3%91.7%40
Decatur911.1%88.9%43
Aurora714.3%85.7%37
Rockford70%100%45
Joliet60%100%41
Cicero50%100%52
Peoria40%100%44
Round Lake333.3%66.7%40
Zion30%100%53
Schaumburg30%100%36
Harvey30%100%38
Bloomington30%100%46
Elgin30%100%46
Wheeling20%100%32
River Grove20%100%58
Palatine250%50%53
Urbana20%100%39
Waukegan20%100%35
Oak Lawn250%50%50
Des Plaines20%100%50
Mundelein250%50%46
Franklin Park20%100%57
Pana20%100%48
Rantoul20%100%35
Chicago Heights20%100%53
Downers Grove20%100%40
Marengo20%100%44
Highland Park20%100%41
Homewood20%100%43
Springfield20%100%42
Streator20%100%50
Machesney Park20%100%47
Broadview20%100%43
Lansing10%100%46
Dekalb10%100%54
Carol Stream10%100%58
Murphysboro10%100%42
Posen10%100%26
Streamwood10%100%48
Pecatonica10%100%30
Bellwood10%100%35
Champaign10%100%31
Lincolnshire10%100%24
Maywood10%100%29
Warrenville10%100%45
Crystal Lake10%100%40
Lowpoint1100%0%37
Blue Island10%100%47
Coal City10%100%40

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