The data shows that 12 men and four women were released in Pekin. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 36. The youngest parolee is a 23-year-old woman sentenced for crimes involving one or more weapons in 2016, and the oldest is a 55-year-old man sentenced for crimes against one or more children in 2012.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is Quinton W. Harrison. He was convicted of property crimes in 2015 when he was 28 years old. He is now 32.
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 shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in the third quarter.