The data shows that 111 men and nine women were released in Rockford. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 35. The youngest parolee is a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest is a 66-year-old man sentenced for crimes involving drugs in 2016.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is Rafael Ortiz. He was convicted of homicide in 2001 when he was 22 years old. He is now 40.
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 the first quarter.