The data shows five men and two women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, one was a veteran, and the median age was 38. The youngest parolee was a 33-year-old woman sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 51-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Larry Drum. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 46 years old. He is now 51.
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 fourth quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q4 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 161 | 5.59% | 94.41% | 39 |
| St. Clair | 20 | 15% | 85% | 42.5 |
| Macon | 18 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 33.5 |
| Peoria | 14 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lake | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 33 |
| Mclean | 13 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Rock Island | 13 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Champaign | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Kane | 11 | 36.36% | 63.64% | 35 |
| Lasalle | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 43 |
| Will | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Madison | 10 | 30% | 70% | 33.5 |
| Crawford | 8 | 25% | 75% | 36.5 |
| Jefferson | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 36.5 |
| Vermilion | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 41.5 |
| Sangamon | 7 | 57.14% | 42.86% | 36 |
| Tazewell | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 38 |
| Winnebago | 7 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38.5 |
| Adams | 5 | 40% | 60% | 47 |
| Fayette | 5 | 20% | 80% | 41 |
| Franklin | 5 | 40% | 60% | 34 |
| Morgan | 5 | 60% | 40% | 42 |
| Christian | 4 | 0% | 100% | 27.5 |
| Henry | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
| Kankakee | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Cass | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Clay | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Douglas | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45 |
| Greene | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Jackson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Kendall | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lawrence | 3 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Macoupin | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Mchenry | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 36 |
| Perry | 3 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Saline | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Alexander | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Clark | 2 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Dupage | 2 | 50% | 50% | 47.5 |
| Fulton | 2 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Hancock | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Marion | 2 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Marshall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Randolph | 2 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Richland | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 50% | 50% | 51 |
| White | 2 | 0% | 100% | 51.5 |
| Whiteside | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Bond | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Carroll | 1 | 100% | 0% | 48 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 62 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Grundy | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
| Jasper | 1 | 100% | 0% | 53 |
| Knox | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Logan | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Mcdonough | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Ogle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Pulaski | 1 | 100% | 0% | 42 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Wayne | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Williamson | 1 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Woodford | 1 | 100% | 0% | 26 |
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