East Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole in Bridgeport during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the East Central Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a woman. She was convicted in 2018 when she was 58.

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 Q4 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q4 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	339	8.6%	91.4%	39
Kankakee	24	0%	100%	36
Peoria	23	4.3%	95.7%	41
Springfield	23	4.3%	95.7%	36
East Saint Louis	19	10.5%	89.5%	38
Joliet	16	18.8%	81.3%	37
Decatur	15	6.7%	93.3%	35
Rockford	14	21.4%	78.6%	35
Danville	12	16.7%	83.3%	35
Quincy	11	18.2%	81.8%	34
Aurora	11	36.4%	63.6%	36
Bloomington	10	10%	90%	42
Champaign	9	0%	100%	37
Paris	8	25%	75%	38
Blue Island	7	0%	100%	33
Marion	7	14.3%	85.7%	42
Calumet City	7	0%	100%	37
Urbana	7	0%	100%	34
Alton	6	0%	100%	38
Maywood	6	0%	100%	41
Lawrenceville	6	16.7%	83.3%	37
Waukegan	6	50%	50%	33
Chicago Heights	5	0%	100%	39
Bellwood	5	20%	80%	33
Rock Island	5	20%	80%	40
Salem	5	40%	60%	42
Freeport	5	20%	80%	33
Granite City	5	20%	80%	38
Dekalb	5	20%	80%	28
Collinsville	4	25%	75%	33
Carmi	4	0%	100%	32
Jacksonville	4	0%	100%	34
Peru	4	25%	75%	38
Pekin	4	50%	50%	27
Mattoon	4	50%	50%	26
Galesburg	4	0%	100%	35
Kewanee	4	0%	100%	30
Elgin	4	0%	100%	43
Watseka	4	50%	50%	34
Robinson	3	33.3%	66.7%	37
Georgetown	3	0%	100%	46
Mount Vernon	3	33.3%	66.7%	36
Des Plaines	3	0%	100%	34
Round Lake	3	0%	100%	30
Centralia	3	33.3%	66.7%	41
Effingham	3	66.7%	33.3%	32
Sumner	3	0%	100%	46
East Moline	3	33.3%	66.7%	44
Beardstown	3	0%	100%	36
Wood River	3	33.3%	66.7%	34