The data shows three men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for homicide was 50. The youngest parolee was a 29-year-old woman sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 55-year-old man sentenced in 2006.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was David W. Adams. He was convicted in 1992 when he was 23 years old. He is now 54.
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 third quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in Q3 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 63 | 7.94% | 926% | 43 |
| Will | 7 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Sangamon | 5 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Peoria | 4 | 25% | 75% | 50 |
| Kane | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Winnebago | 3 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Champaign | 2 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Dekalb | 2 | 50% | 50% | 43.5 |
| Dupage | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Knox | 2 | 50% | 50% | 40 |
| Lake | 2 | 50% | 50% | 50.5 |
| Mchenry | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| St. Clair | 2 | 100% | 0% | 35.5 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 83 |
| Jackson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Macon | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Madison | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Marion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 59 |
| Menard | 1 | 100% | 0% | 58 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Tazewell | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Vermilion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Williamson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 59 |
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