The data shows that 30 men and one woman were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, two were veterans, and the median age was 39. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 69-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Norman R. Chamness. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2015 when he was 32 years old. He is now 36.
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 zips in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in 2019
| Zip | Total # of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60644 | 149 | 6.7% | 93.3% | 39 |
| 60624 | 148 | 12.2% | 87.8% | 40 |
| 60623 | 124 | 7.3% | 92.7% | 42 |
| 60651 | 101 | 5% | 95% | 39 |
| 60901 | 87 | 2.3% | 97.7% | 41 |
| 60612 | 85 | 11.8% | 88.2% | 39 |
| 60628 | 82 | 3.7% | 96.3% | 44 |
| 60607 | 72 | 6.9% | 93.1% | 47 |
| 60620 | 71 | 5.6% | 94.4% | 40 |
| 60608 | 67 | 6% | 94% | 36 |
| 60636 | 66 | 7.6% | 92.4% | 43 |
| 60619 | 63 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 41 |
| 60621 | 56 | 3.6% | 96.4% | 41 |
| 61832 | 48 | 14.6% | 85.4% | 36 |
| 60649 | 47 | 10.6% | 89.4% | 41 |
| 62703 | 45 | 4.4% | 95.6% | 39 |
| 60639 | 40 | 5% | 95% | 39 |
| 62301 | 39 | 20.5% | 79.5% | 36 |
| 60637 | 38 | 5.3% | 94.7% | 41 |
| 60629 | 37 | 5.4% | 94.6% | 38 |
| 60617 | 34 | 5.9% | 94.1% | 40 |
| 60435 | 31 | 3.2% | 96.8% | 40 |
| 61554 | 31 | 16.1% | 83.9% | 35 |
| 61701 | 31 | 19.4% | 80.6% | 37 |
| 62521 | 29 | 24.1% | 75.9% | 36 |
| 60609 | 28 | 7.1% | 92.9% | 38 |
| 62702 | 28 | 3.6% | 96.4% | 38 |
| 62002 | 27 | 14.8% | 85.2% | 37 |
| 60411 | 27 | 14.8% | 85.2% | 41 |
| 61201 | 26 | 7.7% | 92.3% | 39 |
| 61604 | 26 | 11.5% | 88.5% | 39 |
| 62650 | 25 | 16% | 84% | 36 |
| 60153 | 25 | 4% | 96% | 40 |
| 60505 | 25 | 20% | 80% | 37 |
| 60085 | 24 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 36 |
| 61920 | 24 | 20.8% | 79.2% | 37 |
| 61104 | 23 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 36 |
| 61603 | 23 | 17.4% | 82.6% | 43 |
| 60645 | 22 | 9.1% | 90.9% | 41 |
| 62864 | 22 | 31.8% | 68.2% | 39 |
| 60409 | 22 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| 61605 | 21 | 9.5% | 90.5% | 37 |
| 60643 | 21 | 4.8% | 95.2% | 41 |
| 60406 | 21 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| 62205 | 21 | 9.5% | 90.5% | 37 |
| 62959 | 21 | 9.5% | 90.5% | 42 |
| 62526 | 20 | 5% | 95% | 36 |
| 61102 | 19 | 10.5% | 89.5% | 39 |
| 61944 | 19 | 26.3% | 73.7% | 38 |
| 60120 | 19 | 15.8% | 84.2% | 36 |
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