The data shows that man and woman were released in Jasper County. The younger parolee was a 26-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2018. The other was a 31-year-old man sentenced for a financial crime or fraud in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Thane J. Griffith. He was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2018 when he was 29 years old. He is now 31.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the second quarter of 2019 in each Jasper County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yale | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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