The data shows that 35 men and nine women were released in Charleston zip code. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age was 35. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man convicted of a property crime in 2017, and the oldest was a 56-year-old man convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2016.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Steven Easton. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2010, when he was 35 years old. He is now 45.
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.