The data shows both of the released offenders in Union County were men. The younger parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2021. The other was a 44-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving alcohol in 2022.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Brocklin J. Bittle. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2022 when he was 43 years old. He is now 44.
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 fourth quarter of 2022 in each Union County.
Prisoners paroled in Q4 2022
| County | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,466 | 6.41% | 3.14% | 10.98% |
| Winnebago | 103 | 1.94% | 1.94% | 6.8% |
| St. Clair | 90 | 4.44% | 2.22% | 22.22% |
| Will | 90 | 7.78% | 2.22% | 12.22% |
| Macon | 82 | 3.66% | 0% | 21.95% |
| Peoria | 75 | 4% | 10.67% | 18.67% |
| Lake | 66 | 15.15% | 3.03% | 19.7% |
| Kane | 64 | 3.13% | 3.13% | 17.19% |
| Sangamon | 58 | 5.17% | 0% | 12.07% |
| Madison | 56 | 5.36% | 7.14% | 17.86% |
| McLean | 52 | 1.92% | 1.92% | 25% |
| Champaign | 46 | 0% | 4.35% | 23.91% |
| Dupage | 42 | 2.38% | 7.14% | 4.76% |
| Rock Island | 32 | 6.25% | 0% | 40.63% |
| Kankakee | 30 | 3.33% | 6.67% | 13.33% |
| Tazewell | 30 | 10% | 10% | 23.33% |
| Vermilion | 29 | 10.34% | 0% | 27.59% |
| Adams | 25 | 4% | 4% | 20% |
| Jefferson | 19 | 5.26% | 0% | 42.11% |
| McHenry | 18 | 5.56% | 0% | 16.67% |
| DeKalb | 17 | 5.88% | 0% | 5.88% |
| Lasalle | 16 | 0% | 0% | 68.75% |
| Kendall | 13 | 0% | 7.69% | 23.08% |
| Franklin | 12 | 8.33% | 0% | 41.67% |
| Marion | 12 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Crawford | 11 | 0% | 0% | 72.73% |
| Henry | 11 | 9.09% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Livingston | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.09% |
| Morgan | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45.45% |
| Saline | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.27% |
| Jackson | 10 | 20% | 0% | 30% |
| Knox | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Montgomery | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| Perry | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Pike | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Randolph | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Williamson | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Christian | 9 | 11.11% | 0% | 44.44% |
| Coles | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Whiteside | 9 | 11.11% | 0% | 22.22% |
| Fayette | 8 | 0% | 0% | 62.5% |
| Greene | 8 | 0% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Stephenson | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Boone | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Douglas | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Logan | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Macoupin | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Alexander | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Bond | 6 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Lee | 6 | 16.67% | 16.67% | 16.67% |
| Schuyler | 6 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Bureau | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Effingham | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Fulton | 5 | 20% | 0% | 40% |
| Grundy | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Jo Daviess | 5 | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| Richland | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Cass | 4 | 0% | 25% | 75% |
| Clay | 4 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| Edgar | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Ford | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Ogle | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Piatt | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pulaski | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Clinton | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Cumberland | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| DeWitt | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Hancock | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Iroquois | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Jersey | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Johnson | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Marshall | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| McDonough | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Menard | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Shelby | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Wayne | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| White | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Woodford | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Carroll | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Clark | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jasper | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Massac | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Mercer | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Union | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Hardin | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Monroe | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Warren | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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