Southern Illinois News

There was one offender released on parole during the first quarter living near Illinois zip code 62939, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Southern Illinois News.

The data shows that the man was released in the Menard zip code. The 45-year-old parolee wasn't a veteran.

He was sentenced to 1 year in prison for a crime involving drugs in 2018 when he was 44 years old.