The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for homicide was 47. The youngest parolee was a 28-year-old man sentenced in 2014, and the oldest was a 67-year-old man sentenced in 1985.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Lavertis Stewart. He was convicted in 1985 when he was 30 years old. He is now 67.
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 homicide were paroled during the fourth quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in Q4 of 2021
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 65 | 9.23% | 90.77% | 46 |
| Will | 5 | 20% | 80% | 46 |
| Winnebago | 5 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Champaign | 4 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Dupage | 4 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Peoria | 4 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Lake | 3 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| St. Clair | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Bond | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Kane | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Macon | 2 | 50% | 50% | 57 |
| Madison | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
| Mchenry | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Vermilion | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Boone | 1 | 100% | 0% | 30 |
| Christian | 1 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Franklin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Fulton | 1 | 100% | 0% | 69 |
| Kankakee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Knox | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Marion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 61 |
| Piatt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Richland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 59 |
| Sangamon | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
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