The data shows that 95 men and six women were released in Will County. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 37. 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 65-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Cedric Cal. He was convicted of homicide in 2018 when he was 42 years old. He is now 45.
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 third quarter of 2020 in each Will County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q3 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet | 48 | 2.08% | 2.08% | 20.83% |
| Bolingbrook | 12 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Romeoville | 8 | 0% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Plainfield | 7 | 0% | 0% | 28.57% |
| Crest Hill | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| University Park | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Monee | 3 | 0% | 33.33% | 33.33% |
| Braidwood | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Crete | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Lockport | 2 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| Wilmington | 2 | 50% | 0% | 50% |
| Beecher | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Elwood | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Frankfort | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Homer Glen | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| New Lenox | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Peotone | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Shorewood | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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