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Q3 2019 Recap: Parolees in Metropolis convicted of crimes against persons

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There were three offenders convicted of crimes against persons released on parole in Metropolis during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Southern Illinois News.

The data shows that three men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons was 39. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 57-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Anthony J. Jones. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2018 when he was 31 years old. He is now 33.

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 shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q3 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q3 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1417.1%92.9%36
Rockford342.9%97.1%39
Decatur147.1%92.9%33
Peoria137.7%92.3%36
Kankakee100%100%41
Springfield812.5%87.5%36
Joliet812.5%87.5%31
Quincy70%100%36
Granite City60%100%40
East Saint Louis616.7%83.3%37
Champaign50%100%40
Urbana520%80%32
Zion520%80%29
Danville520%80%33
Bloomington40%100%40
Rantoul40%100%36
Madison40%100%31
Elgin40%100%32
Freeport30%100%42
Jacksonville30%100%35
Centralia333.3%66.7%25
South Holland30%100%37
Metropolis30%100%39
Chicago Heights30%100%41
Cicero30%100%36
Calumet City30%100%29
Belleville30%100%30
Mundelein20%100%34
Alton20%100%28
Melrose Park250%50%29
Saint Charles20%100%36
Streamwood20%100%35
Pittsfield20%100%29
Kewanee250%50%39
Round Lake20%100%31
Naperville20%100%31
Waukegan20%100%37
Marion20%100%34
Harvey20%100%35
Vandalia20%100%26
Caseyville20%100%31
Pekin20%100%33
Berwyn20%100%27
Channahon20%100%40
Dekalb20%100%39
Dixon20%100%31
Blue Island20%100%39
Saint Peter1100%0%33
Brookport10%100%24
Herrin10%100%49

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