The data shows nine men and three women were released in Boone County. The median age of the parolees was 32. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced for a crime against justice in 2020, and the oldest was a 46-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2020.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Spencer J. Lesak. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2019 when he was 31 years old. He is now 34.
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 Boone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere | 9 | 0% | 0% | 55.56% |
| Caledonia | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Garden Prairie | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Poplar Grove | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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