The data shows that 81 men and 10 women were released in Kane County. Of the parolees, two were veterans, and the median age was 37. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2018, and the oldest was a 66-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving alcohol in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was William C. Nemitz Jr.. He was convicted of homicide in 1990 when he was 27 years old. He is now 57.
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 first quarter of 2020 in each Kane County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 51 | 3.9% | 2% | 31.4% |
| Saint Charles | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Elgin | 11 | 0% | 9.1% | 36.4% |
| South Elgin | 6 | 0% | 0% | 16.7% |
| Batavia | 3 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| North Aurora | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Burlington | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Carpentersville | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dundee | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Geneva | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Hampshire | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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