The data shows that 17 men and two women were released in Pekin. The median age of the parolees was 39. The youngest parolee is a 22-year-old man sentenced for property crimes in 2018, and the oldest is a 54-year-old man sentenced for crimes against a person in 2016.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is John Bailey. He was convicted of crimes against a person in 2016 when he was 51 years old. He is now 54.
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 fourth quarter.