The data shows that four men and two women were released in Effingham. The median age of the parolees was 37. The youngest parolee is a 22-year-old man sentenced for crimes against a person in 2018, and the oldest is a 60-year-old man sentenced for crimes involving alcohol in 2016.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is Gregory Yocum. He was convicted of crimes involving alcohol in 2016 when he was 57 years old. He is now 60.
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 the fourth quarter.