The data shows a man and a woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 44. The younger parolee was a 35-year-old woman sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 53-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Stephen D. Wheeler. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 49 years old. He is now 53.
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 drug crimes were paroled during the third quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 212 | 78% | 92.92% | 38 |
| Macon | 28 | 10.71% | 89.29% | 38.5 |
| Winnebago | 28 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 38 |
| Will | 21 | 4.76% | 95.24% | 34 |
| Madison | 16 | 25% | 75% | 42 |
| Mclean | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 39.5 |
| Lake | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 33.5 |
| Peoria | 14 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 38.5 |
| Tazewell | 14 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 39.5 |
| Rock Island | 12 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 35 |
| St. Clair | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 37 |
| Adams | 11 | 36.36% | 63.64% | 38 |
| Champaign | 10 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Lasalle | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 39 |
| Morgan | 8 | 25% | 75% | 41 |
| Coles | 7 | 42.86% | 57.14% | 35 |
| Jersey | 7 | 71.43% | 28.57% | 43 |
| Kankakee | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 34 |
| Marion | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 30 |
| Randolph | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 45 |
| Sangamon | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 36 |
| Dupage | 6 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Kane | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40.5 |
| Knox | 6 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Franklin | 5 | 60% | 40% | 33 |
| Greene | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 40% | 60% | 45 |
| Kendall | 5 | 20% | 80% | 36 |
| Vermilion | 5 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Whiteside | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Christian | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Henry | 4 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Livingston | 4 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Logan | 4 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Macoupin | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
| Mchenry | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32.5 |
| Stephenson | 4 | 25% | 75% | 40.5 |
| White | 4 | 50% | 50% | 42.5 |
| Boone | 3 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Bureau | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Edgar | 3 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Fayette | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 30 |
| Hancock | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 44 |
| Massac | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 29 |
| Monroe | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 46 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40 |
| Saline | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Wayne | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Dewitt | 2 | 100% | 0% | 41 |
| Fulton | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Jasper | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Lee | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44.5 |
| Menard | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Pulaski | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Schuyler | 2 | 50% | 50% | 38.5 |
| Bond | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Carroll | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Cass | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Clinton | 1 | 100% | 0% | 31 |
| Crawford | 1 | 100% | 0% | 27 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Effingham | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jackson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Mason | 1 | 100% | 0% | 39 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Perry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Richland | 1 | 100% | 0% | 35 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Wabash | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Warren | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
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