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July-Dec. 2019 Recap: Parolees in Canton convicted of crimes involving weapons

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

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Canton were men. The younger parolee was a 28-year-old man sentenced in 2016. The other was a 35-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Steven N. Coulter. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2016 when he was 25 years old. He is now 28.

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 weapons.

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

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago8442%98%31
Joliet390%100%32
Rockford392.6%97.4%30
Springfield320%100%32
Peoria310%100%29
Dolton230%100%32
Calumet City210%100%31
East Saint Louis200%100%34
Harvey200%100%33
Chicago Heights180%100%36
Danville180%100%33
Decatur180%100%32
Riverdale160%100%32
Kankakee150%100%28
Waukegan150%100%30
Aurora1414.3%85.7%31
Maywood130%100%33
Blue Island137.7%92.3%30
Champaign119.1%90.9%27
Cicero110%100%33
Bloomington110%100%33
Park Forest90%100%31
Belleville80%100%31
Lansing812.5%87.5%28
Markham80%100%32
Bellwood70%100%27
South Holland70%100%29
Oak Lawn60%100%34
Elgin60%100%27
Berwyn60%100%28
Matteson60%100%25
Marion60%100%36
Carbondale50%100%35
Bolingbrook50%100%32
Normal50%100%30
Pontiac40%100%27
Zion40%100%39
Centralia40%100%32
Broadview40%100%30
Hazel Crest40%100%27
Collinsville40%100%33
Saint Charles40%100%30
Salem40%100%26
Tinley Park40%100%36
Galesburg333.3%66.7%28
Moline30%100%34
Melrose Park333.3%66.7%29
Urbana30%100%36
Madison30%100%29
Granite City30%100%33

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