The data shows that 133 men and 16 women were released in Will County. Of the parolees, two were veterans, and the median age was 36. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2019, and the oldest was a 70-year-old man sentenced for a financial crime or fraud in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jeffrey Harris. He was convicted of a property crime in 1990 when he was 22 years old. He is now 52.
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 fourth quarter of 2019 in each Will County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet | 87 | 3.4% | 1.1% | 18.4% |
| Bolingbrook | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Lockport | 7 | 0% | 0% | 28.6% |
| Plainfield | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Crest Hill | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Monee | 4 | 25% | 0% | 0% |
| Romeoville | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Channahon | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Crete | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| University Park | 3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0% |
| Aurora | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Frankfort | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Naperville | 2 | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| New Lenox | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Peotone | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Beecher | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Braidwood | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mokena | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Wilmington | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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