The data shows 12 men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 36. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 55-year-old man sentenced in 2022.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Brandon West. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 25 years old. He is now 28.
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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of drug crimes were paroled during the second quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 137 | 5.84% | 94.16% | 38 |
| Kane | 18 | 22.22% | 77.78% | 37 |
| Mclean | 18 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Winnebago | 18 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| St. Clair | 16 | 31.25% | 68.75% | 38 |
| Madison | 15 | 6.67% | 93.33% | 38 |
| Tazewell | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 36 |
| Rock Island | 13 | 30.77% | 69.23% | 37 |
| Will | 13 | 7.69% | 92.31% | 36 |
| Dupage | 12 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Lake | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 36 |
| Peoria | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 46 |
| Sangamon | 11 | 18.18% | 81.82% | 39 |
| Macon | 10 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Mchenry | 10 | 20% | 80% | 36 |
| Lasalle | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 38 |
| Champaign | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 33.5 |
| Henry | 7 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Jersey | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 41 |
| Kankakee | 7 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Knox | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38 |
| Randolph | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38.5 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| White | 5 | 40% | 60% | 39 |
| Christian | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Dekalb | 4 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Edgar | 4 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Fulton | 4 | 25% | 75% | 39 |
| Macoupin | 4 | 25% | 75% | 43.5 |
| Williamson | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Adams | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Crawford | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 55 |
| Douglas | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 37 |
| Effingham | 3 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Jackson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Lawrence | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 33 |
| Marion | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 32 |
| Monroe | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 37 |
| Ogle | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Whiteside | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Alexander | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Bond | 2 | 50% | 50% | 48 |
| Boone | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Carroll | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Clinton | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Coles | 2 | 50% | 50% | 30.5 |
| Edwards | 2 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Fayette | 2 | 50% | 50% | 34 |
| Franklin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Greene | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Morgan | 2 | 50% | 50% | 34 |
| Pike | 2 | 100% | 0% | 38 |
| Saline | 2 | 50% | 50% | 25.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 42.5 |
| Union | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Vermilion | 2 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Bureau | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Calhoun | 1 | 100% | 0% | 49 |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 100% | 0% | 29 |
| Johnson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Logan | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Marshall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Piatt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Scott | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Shelby | 1 | 100% | 0% | 29 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Washington | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
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