The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for sex crimes was 47. The youngest parolee was a 32-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 72-year-old man sentenced in 1991.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was William D. Land. He was convicted in 1991 when he was 42 years old. He is now 72.
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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of sex crimes were paroled during the first quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in Q1 of 2021
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 49 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Lake County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Mclean County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Schuyler County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Macon County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Mchenry County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Peoria County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Winnebago County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Carroll County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Champaign County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Jefferson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Kane County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Will County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Bond County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Bureau County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Christian County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Crawford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Douglas County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Dupage County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Hamilton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Henderson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Henry County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Jackson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 70 |
| Johnson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Kendall County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Lasalle County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Lee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Madison County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Randolph County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 63 |
| Richland County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Saline County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Shelby County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Vermilion County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
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