The data shows that 117 men and seven women were released in Will County. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 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 69-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 1986.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Basil Powell. He was convicted of a property crime in 1986 when he was 35 years old. He is now 69.
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 second quarter of 2020 in each Will County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet | 72 | 4.17% | 1.39% | 25% |
| Bolingbrook | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Lockport | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Plainfield | 7 | 0% | 0% | 28.57% |
| Romeoville | 5 | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Wilmington | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Crest Hill | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Braidwood | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| New Lenox | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Mokena | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Monee | 2 | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| Shorewood | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Elwood | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Naperville | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Peotone | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| University Park | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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