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Jan.-June 2019 Recap: Parolees in Mattoon convicted of crimes against persons

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There were six offenders convicted of crimes against persons released on parole in Mattoon during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the East Central Reporter.

The data shows that six men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons was 33. The youngest parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 39-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Caleb D. Burton. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2013 when he was 21 years old. He is now 28.

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 during the first half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Jan.-June 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago3037.3%92.7%35
Rockford715.6%94.4%37
Peoria348.8%91.2%33
Decatur3010%90%38
Joliet244.2%95.8%37
Springfield2114.3%85.7%37
Kankakee180%100%34
East Saint Louis137.7%92.3%35
Quincy130%100%35
Elgin120%100%35
Champaign128.3%91.7%41
Waukegan120%100%38
Alton128.3%91.7%46
Danville119.1%90.9%36
Harvey911.1%88.9%39
Bloomington911.1%88.9%39
Aurora911.1%88.9%35
Centralia911.1%88.9%31
Pekin80%100%32
Edwardsville80%100%35
Urbana80%100%31
Calumet City70%100%38
Freeport714.3%85.7%37
Lincoln728.6%71.4%40
North Chicago728.6%71.4%42
Mattoon60%100%34
Normal60%100%31
Belvidere60%100%34
Round Lake60%100%36
Cicero60%100%29
Morris633.3%66.7%37
Granite City60%100%36
Dolton50%100%37
Chicago Heights520%80%30
Dekalb540%60%37
Des Plaines425%75%38
Marion40%100%30
Mchenry425%75%33
Wood River40%100%40
Lansing425%75%34
Oak Lawn40%100%39
Rock Island425%75%31
Berwyn30%100%28
Maywood30%100%25
Park Forest30%100%39
Carbondale30%100%31
Streator30%100%40
Elmwood Park30%100%33
Crest Hill30%100%42
Blue Island333.3%66.7%49

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