The data shows that 20 men and three women were released in Charleston. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 32. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2017, and the oldest was a 46-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2014.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Alfred Jerry. He was convicted of homicide in 2013 when he was 21 years old. He is now 27.
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 2018.