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July-Dec. 2019 Recap: Parolees in Pekin convicted of crimes involving alcohol

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There were four offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Pekin during the second half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Peoria Standard.

The data shows that three men and one woman were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol, one is a veteran, and the median age is 45. The youngest parolee was a 33-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 53-year-old man sentenced in 2019.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Jeffrey Boyd. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2018 when he was 49 years old. He is now 51.

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 during the second half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in July-Dec. 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1628.6%91.4%43
Kankakee330%100%42
Rockford219.5%90.5%40
Decatur120%100%36
Aurora922.2%77.8%47
Springfield812.5%87.5%45
Champaign714.3%85.7%40
Joliet616.7%83.3%43
Berwyn60%100%43
Bloomington540%60%46
Waukegan50%100%42
Maywood50%100%41
Blue Island520%80%45
Peoria520%80%44
Cicero40%100%43
Urbana425%75%43
Pekin425%75%45
Riverdale30%100%38
Lockport30%100%48
Marseilles30%100%48
Normal30%100%38
Homewood30%100%43
Chicago Heights30%100%53
Galesburg30%100%45
Lansing333.3%66.7%43
Broadview30%100%46
Hazel Crest30%100%40
Mundelein30%100%34
Calumet City30%100%47
Wonder Lake20%100%51
Pontiac20%100%34
Fox Lake20%100%46
Saint Charles20%100%39
Tinley Park2100%0%42
Edwardsville20%100%46
Matteson20%100%40
Mattoon250%50%45
Rochelle250%50%36
Bellwood250%50%36
Oak Forest20%100%43
Wheeling250%50%44
Elgin20%100%45
Freeport250%50%33
Quincy20%100%39
Danville20%100%39
Oak Lawn20%100%30
Lake In The Hills2100%0%54
Belvidere20%100%56
Mchenry250%50%36
Streamwood20%100%34

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