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

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There were 11 offenders released on parole during the third quarter of 2019 that live in Mason County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

The data shows that nine men and two women were released in Mason County. The median age of the parolees was 40. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2017, and the oldest was a 53-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2016.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jonathan Hottell. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2014 when he was 43 years old. He is now 49.

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 Mason 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
Havana30%0%100%
Manito30%0%33.3%
Mason City30%0%0%
Bath10%0%0%
Topeka10%0%0%

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