The data shows 21 men and two women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, one was a veteran, and the median age was 37. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 64-year-old man sentenced in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Megan R. Johns. She was convicted in 2017 when she was 29 years old. She 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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of drug crimes were paroled during the fourth quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q4 of 2021
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 221 | 6.79% | 93.21% | 40 |
| Macon | 28 | 3.57% | 96.43% | 38 |
| Winnebago | 23 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 37 |
| Rock Island | 20 | 5% | 95% | 37 |
| Peoria | 18 | 22.22% | 77.78% | 42.5 |
| Will | 17 | 11.76% | 88.24% | 32 |
| Lake | 16 | 6.25% | 93.75% | 31 |
| St. Clair | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 41.5 |
| Kane | 15 | 20% | 80% | 32 |
| Madison | 14 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 36 |
| Mchenry | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 33 |
| Tazewell | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 35 |
| Champaign | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 35 |
| Jefferson | 12 | 25% | 75% | 39 |
| Lasalle | 12 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Kankakee | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 38 |
| Mclean | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 48 |
| Sangamon | 10 | 10% | 90% | 45 |
| Vermilion | 10 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Knox | 9 | 44.44% | 55.56% | 47 |
| Morgan | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 35 |
| Pike | 8 | 25% | 75% | 42.5 |
| Dupage | 7 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Dekalb | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38 |
| Jersey | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 40 |
| Marion | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45.5 |
| Adams | 5 | 40% | 60% | 38 |
| Coles | 5 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Edgar | 5 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Effingham | 5 | 20% | 80% | 38 |
| Franklin | 5 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Henry | 5 | 40% | 60% | 31 |
| Williamson | 5 | 20% | 80% | 29 |
| Bond | 4 | 50% | 50% | 29 |
| Bureau | 4 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Christian | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Crawford | 4 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Livingston | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32.5 |
| Logan | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35.5 |
| Mason | 4 | 50% | 50% | 37.5 |
| Ogle | 4 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Boone | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Carroll | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 54 |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Dewitt | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45 |
| Fulton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jackson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Lee | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Randolph | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 49 |
| Richland | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 32 |
| Clay | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Edwards | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Fayette | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Greene | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Hancock | 2 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Johnson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Kendall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 50% | 50% | 36.5 |
| Macoupin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Marshall | 2 | 50% | 50% | 28 |
| Mcdonough | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Monroe | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Perry | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Saline | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Shelby | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Wayne | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Alexander | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Calhoun | 1 | 100% | 0% | 48 |
| Cass | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Schuyler | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Stephenson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
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