The data shows that nine men and two women were released in Crawford County. The median age of the parolees was 37. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 58-year-old man sentenced for a financial crime or fraud in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Shane M. Babbs. He was convicted of a property crime in 2017 when he was 30 years old. He is now 33.
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 Crawford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Oblong | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Palestine | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hutsonville | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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