The data shows seven men and four women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, one was a veteran, and the median age was 35. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 52-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Thomas J. McCall. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 47 years old. He is now 52.
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 drug crimes were paroled during the fourth quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 161 | 5.59% | 94.41% | 39 |
| St. Clair | 20 | 15% | 85% | 42.5 |
| Macon | 18 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 33.5 |
| Peoria | 14 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lake | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 33 |
| Mclean | 13 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Rock Island | 13 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Champaign | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Kane | 11 | 36.36% | 63.64% | 35 |
| Lasalle | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 43 |
| Will | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Madison | 10 | 30% | 70% | 33.5 |
| Crawford | 8 | 25% | 75% | 36.5 |
| Jefferson | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 36.5 |
| Vermilion | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 41.5 |
| Sangamon | 7 | 57.14% | 42.86% | 36 |
| Tazewell | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 38 |
| Winnebago | 7 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38.5 |
| Adams | 5 | 40% | 60% | 47 |
| Fayette | 5 | 20% | 80% | 41 |
| Franklin | 5 | 40% | 60% | 34 |
| Morgan | 5 | 60% | 40% | 42 |
| Christian | 4 | 0% | 100% | 27.5 |
| Henry | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
| Kankakee | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Cass | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Clay | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Douglas | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45 |
| Greene | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Jackson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Kendall | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lawrence | 3 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Macoupin | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Mchenry | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 36 |
| Perry | 3 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Saline | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Alexander | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Clark | 2 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Dupage | 2 | 50% | 50% | 47.5 |
| Fulton | 2 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Hancock | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Marion | 2 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Marshall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Randolph | 2 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Richland | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 50% | 50% | 51 |
| White | 2 | 0% | 100% | 51.5 |
| Whiteside | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Bond | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Carroll | 1 | 100% | 0% | 48 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 62 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Grundy | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
| Jasper | 1 | 100% | 0% | 53 |
| Knox | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Logan | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Mcdonough | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Ogle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Pulaski | 1 | 100% | 0% | 42 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Wayne | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Williamson | 1 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Woodford | 1 | 100% | 0% | 26 |
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