The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for homicide was 55. The youngest parolee was a 39-year-old man sentenced in 1998, and the oldest was a 59-year-old man sentenced in 1995.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Demitris Pierce. He was convicted in 1995 when he was 32 years old. He is now 59.
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 homicide were paroled during the second quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cook | 67 | 4.48% | 95.52% | 46 |
St. Clair | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 60.5 |
Lake | 5 | 20% | 80% | 29 |
Peoria | 4 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
Will | 4 | 25% | 75% | 53 |
Champaign | 3 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
Rock Island | 3 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
Stephenson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40 |
Macon | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
Mchenry | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
Sangamon | 2 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
Crawford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
Ford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
Jackson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
Jefferson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
Kankakee | 1 | 100% | 0% | 31 |
Kendall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Mclean | 1 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
Schuyler | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
Vermilion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
Winnebago | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |