The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for sex crimes was 46. The youngest parolee was a 28-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 57-year-old man sentenced in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jess M. Knight. He was convicted in 2014 when he was 38 years old. He is now 46.
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 sex crimes were paroled during the fourth quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in Q4 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 94 | 0% | 100% | 44.5 |
| Lake | 10 | 0% | 100% | 53.5 |
| Will | 7 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| St. Clair | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Macon | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Madison | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Peoria | 3 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Sangamon | 3 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Schuyler | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Tazewell | 3 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Vermilion | 3 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Jackson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Kane | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Rock Island | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Winnebago | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Adams | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Christian | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Dewitt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Dupage | 1 | 0% | 100% | 61 |
| Franklin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 63 |
| Fulton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Henry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Kankakee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 59 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 71 |
| Mchenry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Mclean | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Shelby | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Wayne | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| White | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Whiteside | 1 | 0% | 100% | 82 |
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