The data shows eight men and one woman were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, one was a veteran, and the median age was 47. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 66-year-old man sentenced in 2021.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Donald K. McClelland II. He was convicted in 2014 when he was 32 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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of drug crimes were paroled during the first quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q1 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 168 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 38 |
| Macon | 21 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 35 |
| Lake | 18 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 33 |
| Will | 17 | 5.88% | 94.12% | 30 |
| Kane | 16 | 18.75% | 81.25% | 35.5 |
| Madison | 16 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 38 |
| Mclean | 16 | 6.25% | 93.75% | 32.5 |
| Sangamon | 14 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 32.5 |
| St. Clair | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 37.5 |
| Winnebago | 14 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Jefferson | 13 | 38.46% | 61.54% | 31 |
| Peoria | 13 | 15.38% | 84.62% | 38 |
| Kankakee | 11 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Marion | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 36 |
| Vermilion | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Champaign | 10 | 20% | 80% | 32.5 |
| Dupage | 10 | 20% | 80% | 37 |
| Mchenry | 9 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 34 |
| Rock Island | 9 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Tazewell | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 47 |
| Coles | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 47 |
| Adams | 7 | 42.86% | 57.14% | 35 |
| Henry | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 42 |
| Lasalle | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 37 |
| Morgan | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 42.5 |
| Crawford | 5 | 60% | 40% | 44 |
| Bond | 4 | 0% | 100% | 42.5 |
| Cass | 4 | 25% | 75% | 26 |
| Franklin | 4 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Greene | 4 | 25% | 75% | 47 |
| Jackson | 4 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Logan | 4 | 25% | 75% | 36.5 |
| Perry | 4 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Whiteside | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35.5 |
| Christian | 3 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Clinton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Fayette | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Fulton | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Jersey | 3 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Livingston | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Washington | 3 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Williamson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Bureau | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Carroll | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50.5 |
| Douglas | 2 | 0% | 100% | 28.5 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
| Hancock | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Knox | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33.5 |
| Macoupin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Massac | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Randolph | 2 | 50% | 50% | 42.5 |
| Richland | 2 | 50% | 50% | 43.5 |
| Schuyler | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| White | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Dewitt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 100% | 0% | 28 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 100% | 0% | 38 |
| Kendall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 100% | 60 |
| Ogle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Saline | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Warren | 1 | 100% | 0% | 28 |
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