The data shows six men and two women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol, one was a veteran, and the median age was 46. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 63-year-old man sentenced in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was John M. Walsh. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 59 years old. He is now 63.
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 crimes involving alcohol were paroled during the third quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 68 | 8.82% | 91.18% | 40 |
| Winnebago | 8 | 25% | 75% | 46 |
| Will | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 41 |
| Kane | 6 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Kendall | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 43 |
| Dupage | 5 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Lake | 5 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Macon | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Mchenry | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Peoria | 3 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Champaign | 2 | 0% | 100% | 45.5 |
| Greene | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Madison | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Sangamon | 2 | 0% | 100% | 56.5 |
| St. Clair | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Woodford | 2 | 50% | 50% | 49 |
| Adams | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 67 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Grundy | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Henry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 67 |
| Jackson | 1 | 100% | 0% | 47 |
| Kankakee | 1 | 100% | 0% | 58 |
| Lasalle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Mclean | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Rock Island | 1 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Tazewell | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
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