The data shows four men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for homicide was 44. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2014, and the oldest was a 49-year-old woman sentenced in 1996.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Angela S. Oakes. She was convicted in 1996 when she was 22 years old. She is now 49.
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 homicide were paroled during the first quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 63 | 3.17% | 96.83% | 45 |
| Kane | 5 | 20% | 80% | 44 |
| Lake | 5 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Sangamon | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Will | 3 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Winnebago | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 52 |
| Franklin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Lasalle | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
| Peoria | 2 | 0% | 100% | 46.5 |
| Rock Island | 2 | 50% | 50% | 46 |
| St. Clair | 2 | 0% | 100% | 71 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 63 |
| Champaign | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Dupage | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Edgar | 1 | 100% | 0% | 30 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Greene | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
| Jackson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Johnson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 67 |
| Kankakee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Kendall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Knox | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Macon | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Madison | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Mchenry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Mclean | 1 | 100% | 0% | 61 |
| Morgan | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Vermilion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
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