The data shows that 13 men and three women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for financial crimes or fraud, one is a veteran, and the median age is 42. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 66-year-old man sentenced in 2019.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Kenneth Metcalf. He was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2013 when he was 28 years old. He is now 35.
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 during the second half of 2019 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.
Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in July-Dec. 2019
City | Total # of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago | 202 | 12.4% | 87.6% | 41 |
Kankakee | 17 | 5.9% | 94.1% | 41 |
Rockford | 16 | 18.8% | 81.3% | 42 |
Joliet | 14 | 7.1% | 92.9% | 41 |
Decatur | 10 | 40% | 60% | 37 |
Springfield | 9 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Aurora | 7 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 45 |
Harvey | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 42 |
Danville | 6 | 50% | 50% | 36 |
Berwyn | 6 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 36 |
Waukegan | 5 | 20% | 80% | 43 |
Riverdale | 5 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
Freeport | 5 | 40% | 60% | 34 |
Dolton | 5 | 20% | 80% | 42 |
Peoria | 4 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Round Lake | 4 | 25% | 75% | 38 |
Mundelein | 4 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
Marion | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 33 |
Bolingbrook | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 29 |
Champaign | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 48 |
Matteson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
Blue Island | 3 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
Park Forest | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 44 |
Normal | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 37 |
Oak Lawn | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
East Saint Louis | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
Lansing | 3 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
Alton | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 41 |
Steger | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
Fairview Heights | 2 | 50% | 50% | 49 |
Schaumburg | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Cicero | 2 | 50% | 50% | 34 |
Urbana | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
Skokie | 2 | 50% | 50% | 30 |
Morris | 2 | 50% | 50% | 46 |
Broadview | 2 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
La Grange | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39 |
Glenwood | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
Anna | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
Roodhouse | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
Chicago Heights | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Savanna | 2 | 50% | 50% | 46 |
Carlyle | 2 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
Bellwood | 2 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
Oak Park | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
Dekalb | 2 | 50% | 50% | 52 |
Rantoul | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
Dixon | 2 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
Bloomington | 2 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
Naperville | 2 | 0% | 100% | 59 |