The data shows 10 men and two women were released in Jackson County. The median age of the parolees was 39. The youngest parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2020, and the oldest was a 66-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2019.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Nathan D. Bowles. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2018 when he was 36 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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the second quarter of 2021 in each Jackson County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale | 8 | 0% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Grand Tower | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Murphysboro | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
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