The data shows that 20 men and three women were released in Jackson County. The median age of the parolees was 35. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2018, and the oldest was a 52-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2017.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Travis A. Bramlett. He was convicted of a property crime in 2009 when he was 22 years old. He is now 33.
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 third quarter of 2019 in each Jackson County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q3 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Carbondale | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22.2% |
| Elkville | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| De Soto | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Makanda | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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