The data shows that a man and a woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 48. The youngest parolee was a 40-year-old woman sentenced in 2014, and the oldest was a 56-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Melly R. Hofer. She was convicted in 2014 when she was 36 years old. She is now 40.
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 crimes involving alcohol were paroled during the first quarter of 2019 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in the first quarter of 2019
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 128 | 5.5% | 94.5% | 44 |
| Kankakee County | 21 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Will County | 14 | 7.1% | 92.9% | 43 |
| Winnebago County | 13 | 15.4% | 84.6% | 44 |
| Kane County | 11 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Dupage County | 11 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Macon County | 9 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Sangamon County | 8 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Champaign County | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 45 |
| Mchenry County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 44 |
| Lake County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Peoria County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Tazewell County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 42 |
| Stephenson County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 45 |
| Piatt County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Mclean County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| La Salle County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 48 |
| St. Clair County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Madison County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Grundy County | 2 | 100% | 0% | 43 |
| Effingham County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 48 |
| Douglas County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Dekalb County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Williamson County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 31 |
| Whiteside County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Rock Island County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Ogle County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Mason County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 64 |
| Livingston County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Knox County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 46 |
| Kendall County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Johnson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Iroquois County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Henry County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Greene County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Franklin County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 50 |
| Fayette County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| De Witt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Crawford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Coles County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Cass County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Bureau County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Adams County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
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