2019 Recap: Parolees in Marshall convicted of drug crimes

2019 Recap: Parolees in Marshall convicted of drug crimes
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There were three offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Marshall during 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the East Central Reporter.

The data shows that one man and two women were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 33. The youngest parolee was a 28-year-old woman sentenced in 2016, and the oldest was a 41-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Rictoria R. Wieland. She was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2018 when she was 28 years old. She is now 30.

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 table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in 2019

City Total # of Parolees % Women % Men Median Age
Chicago 1,530 8.4% 91.6% 40
Rockford 104 10.6% 89.4% 37
Peoria 103 12.6% 87.4% 40
Kankakee 87 2.3% 97.7% 41
Springfield 83 3.6% 96.4% 38
Joliet 73 4.1% 95.9% 38
Decatur 66 16.7% 83.3% 36
Danville 50 18% 82% 36
Bloomington 47 19.1% 80.9% 37
Quincy 44 22.7% 77.3% 37
Aurora 39 20.5% 79.5% 37
East Saint Louis 38 10.5% 89.5% 39
Pekin 31 16.1% 83.9% 35
Champaign 27 14.8% 85.2% 38
Alton 27 14.8% 85.2% 37
Elgin 27 18.5% 81.5% 39
Chicago Heights 27 14.8% 85.2% 41
Rock Island 26 7.7% 92.3% 39
Waukegan 26 15.4% 84.6% 36
Jacksonville 25 16% 84% 36
Maywood 25 4% 96% 40
Urbana 24 8.3% 91.7% 36
Charleston 24 20.8% 79.2% 37
Mount Vernon 22 31.8% 68.2% 39
Calumet City 22 0% 100% 38
Blue Island 21 0% 100% 41
Marion 21 9.5% 90.5% 42
Cicero 19 15.8% 84.2% 38
Paris 19 26.3% 73.7% 38
Granite City 18 38.9% 61.1% 37
Ottawa 17 29.4% 70.6% 31
Lawrenceville 17 29.4% 70.6% 37
Galesburg 17 23.5% 76.5% 36
Riverdale 14 0% 100% 43
Taylorville 14 42.9% 57.1% 39
Bolingbrook 14 0% 100% 36
Kewanee 14 35.7% 64.3% 34
Lincoln 14 21.4% 78.6% 38
Harvey 14 7.1% 92.9% 47
Broadview 14 14.3% 85.7% 36
Bellwood 13 7.7% 92.3% 35
Moline 13 7.7% 92.3% 34
Carmi 13 7.7% 92.3% 40
Freeport 13 7.7% 92.3% 36
Round Lake 12 8.3% 91.7% 33
Mchenry 12 25% 75% 33
Berwyn 12 8.3% 91.7% 35
East Moline 12 25% 75% 36
Centralia 12 25% 75% 33
Zion 11 0% 100% 32


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