The data shows that 77 men and seven women were released in Peoria. Of the parolees, two are veterans, and the median age is 34. The youngest parolee is a 20-year-old man sentenced for crimes against a person in 2017, and the oldest is a 63-year-old man sentenced for sex crimes in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is Christopher A. Lee. He was convicted of homicide in 1989 when he was 20 years old. He is now 50.
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.