There were 28 offenders released on parole during the second quarter that live in Tazewell County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

The data shows that 21 men and seven women were released in Tazewell County. The median age of the parolees was 34. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2017, and the oldest was a 58-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving alcohol in 2017.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Richard Stein. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2013 when he was 30 years old. He is now 36.

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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the second quarter in each Tazewell County municipality.