The data shows both of the released offenders in Mason County were men. The younger parolee was a 41-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2021. The other was a 49-year-old man sentenced for a sex crime in 2018.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Jason Bice. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2021 when he was 39 years old. He is now 41.
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 first quarter of 2022 in each Mason County.
Prisoners paroled in Q1 2022
| County | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,502 | 3.99% | 4.19% | 11.19% |
| Winnebago | 114 | 3.51% | 2.63% | 12.28% |
| Lake | 96 | 16.67% | 5.21% | 18.75% |
| Macon | 91 | 7.69% | 1.1% | 23.08% |
| Peoria | 88 | 4.55% | 2.27% | 14.77% |
| Will | 77 | 6.49% | 3.9% | 22.08% |
| Kane | 76 | 6.58% | 6.58% | 21.05% |
| St. Clair | 75 | 1.33% | 2.67% | 18.67% |
| Madison | 64 | 4.69% | 1.56% | 25% |
| Sangamon | 63 | 7.94% | 4.76% | 22.22% |
| Champaign | 57 | 1.75% | 1.75% | 17.54% |
| McLean | 51 | 3.92% | 1.96% | 31.37% |
| Dupage | 50 | 4% | 2% | 20% |
| Kankakee | 37 | 2.7% | 2.7% | 29.73% |
| Lasalle | 30 | 6.67% | 6.67% | 23.33% |
| Tazewell | 29 | 10.34% | 0% | 31.03% |
| Vermilion | 29 | 0% | 3.45% | 37.93% |
| Jefferson | 27 | 0% | 0% | 48.15% |
| Rock Island | 26 | 3.85% | 7.69% | 34.62% |
| Adams | 25 | 4% | 0% | 28% |
| Marion | 24 | 8.33% | 0% | 45.83% |
| McHenry | 22 | 4.55% | 4.55% | 40.91% |
| Coles | 21 | 0% | 4.76% | 38.1% |
| Franklin | 19 | 5.26% | 10.53% | 21.05% |
| Jackson | 19 | 0% | 5.26% | 21.05% |
| Knox | 17 | 5.88% | 5.88% | 11.76% |
| Livingston | 14 | 7.14% | 0% | 21.43% |
| Morgan | 14 | 0% | 7.14% | 42.86% |
| Stephenson | 13 | 7.69% | 0% | 15.38% |
| Kendall | 12 | 25% | 8.33% | 8.33% |
| Boone | 11 | 18.18% | 9.09% | 9.09% |
| Randolph | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Whiteside | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Logan | 10 | 10% | 0% | 40% |
| Fayette | 9 | 22.22% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Henry | 9 | 0% | 0% | 77.78% |
| Williamson | 9 | 11.11% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Clinton | 8 | 0% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Crawford | 8 | 0% | 0% | 62.5% |
| DeKalb | 8 | 0% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Edgar | 8 | 0% | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Massac | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Montgomery | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Saline | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Cass | 7 | 0% | 0% | 57.14% |
| Schuyler | 7 | 71.43% | 0% | 28.57% |
| Bond | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Christian | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Effingham | 6 | 16.67% | 0% | 0% |
| Fulton | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Greene | 6 | 16.67% | 16.67% | 66.67% |
| Jersey | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Perry | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Pike | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Bureau | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Clay | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Grundy | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Macoupin | 5 | 20% | 0% | 40% |
| Richland | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Shelby | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Union | 5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| Washington | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| White | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Carroll | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Douglas | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Hancock | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Ogle | 4 | 25% | 0% | 25% |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 3 | 0% | 33.33% | 33.33% |
| Jo Daviess | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Lee | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wayne | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Woodford | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Calhoun | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Ford | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Mason | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Menard | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Moultrie | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Stark | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Alexander | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| DeWitt | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Henderson | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jasper | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Johnson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Marshall | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| McDonough | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Monroe | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Warren | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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