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Q2 2019 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Woodford County?

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There were six offenders released on parole during the second quarter of 2019 that live in Woodford County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

The data shows that four men and two women were released in Woodford County. The median age of the parolees was 37. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced for a crime against justice in 2017, and the oldest was a 46-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2017.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Otis Harrell. He was convicted of a property crime in 2013 when he was 32 years old. He is now 39.

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 of 2019 in each Woodford County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.

MunicipalityTotal Q2 Parolees% convicted for sex crimes% convicted for homicide% convicted for drug-related crimes
El Paso20%0%50%
Benson10%0%0%
Eureka10%0%0%
Lowpoint10%0%0%
Minonk10%0%0%

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