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Q3 2019 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Peoria County?

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There were 83 offenders released on parole during the third quarter of 2019 that live in Peoria County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

The data shows that 71 men and 12 women were released in Peoria County. The median age of the parolees was 35. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2019, and the oldest was a 69-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2019.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Matthew C. Moore. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2008 when he was 28 years old. He is now 40.

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

MunicipalityTotal Q3 Parolees% convicted for sex crimes% convicted for homicide% convicted for drug-related crimes
Peoria800%0%33.8%
Chillicothe10%0%100%
Elmwood10%0%100%
Mapleton10%0%0%

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