East Central Reporter

There were three offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Shelby County during the second quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the East Central Reporter.

The data shows that all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 34. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 44-year-old man sentenced in 2019.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Derrick W. Perkins. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 43 years old. He is now 44.

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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of drug crimes were paroled during the second quarter of 2020 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	351	8.8%	91.2%	40
Madison County	38	28.9%	71.1%	39
Peoria County	30	6.7%	93.3%	39
Lake County	29	3.4%	96.6%	33
St. Clair County	29	17.2%	82.8%	36
Will County	28	7.1%	92.9%	39
Macon County	25	8%	92%	39
Sangamon County	24	16.7%	83.3%	36
Winnebago County	22	0%	100%	36
Kane County	21	14.3%	85.7%	38
Mchenry County	17	17.6%	82.4%	34
Coles County	15	26.7%	73.3%	38
Rock Island County	15	33.3%	66.7%	37
Adams County	14	21.4%	78.6%	39
Jefferson County	14	28.6%	71.4%	36
Whiteside County	14	14.3%	85.7%	37
Dupage County	13	7.7%	92.3%	33
Vermilion County	13	30.8%	69.2%	44
Franklin County	12	66.7%	33.3%	37
Williamson County	12	25%	75%	36
Lasalle County	11	18.2%	81.8%	35
Marion County	11	27.3%	72.7%	40
Champaign County	10	0%	100%	35
Hancock County	9	11.1%	88.9%	36
Mclean County	9	11.1%	88.9%	33
Henry County	8	0%	100%	33
Lawrence County	8	50%	50%	37
Livingston County	8	50%	50%	36
Morgan County	8	0%	100%	37
Pike County	8	12.5%	87.5%	39
Effingham County	7	14.3%	85.7%	31
Jackson County	7	14.3%	85.7%	32
Logan County	7	14.3%	85.7%	31
Macoupin County	7	28.6%	71.4%	35
Montgomery County	7	14.3%	85.7%	32
Bond County	6	50%	50%	34
Clay County	6	16.7%	83.3%	39
Clinton County	6	0%	100%	38
Edgar County	6	33.3%	66.7%	30
Fayette County	6	66.7%	33.3%	41
Knox County	6	16.7%	83.3%	40
Randolph County	6	0%	100%	31
Crawford County	5	40%	60%	39
Fulton County	5	0%	100%	43
Kankakee County	5	0%	100%	32
Kendall County	5	40%	60%	36
Mcdonough County	5	0%	100%	35
Monroe County	5	40%	60%	32
White County	5	0%	100%	38
Woodford County	5	0%	100%	30
Bureau County	4	50%	50%	37
Cass County	4	25%	75%	43
Clark County	4	0%	100%	30
De Witt County	4	25%	75%	31
Saline County	4	25%	75%	34
Stephenson County	4	25%	75%	41
Tazewell County	4	100%	0%	37
Boone County	3	33.3%	66.7%	31
Carroll County	3	66.7%	33.3%	42
Greene County	3	0%	100%	46
Jersey County	3	33.3%	66.7%	34
Mason County	3	0%	100%	36
Perry County	3	66.7%	33.3%	35
Pulaski County	3	0%	100%	31
Shelby County	3	0%	100%	34
Wayne County	3	33.3%	66.7%	32
Alexander County	2	100%	0%	35
Christian County	2	0%	100%	28
Dekalb County	2	0%	100%	33
Edwards County	2	0%	100%	39
Iroquois County	2	0%	100%	41
Menard County	2	50%	50%	37
Mercer County	2	0%	100%	49
Piatt County	2	0%	100%	38
Richland County	2	50%	50%	48
Warren County	2	0%	100%	34
Calhoun County	1	0%	100%	31
Cumberland County	1	0%	100%	35
Douglas County	1	0%	100%	35
Gallatin County	1	0%	100%	32
Hamilton County	1	100%	0%	39
Henderson County	1	0%	100%	49
Jasper County	1	0%	100%	36
Jo Daviess County	1	0%	100%	24
Lee County	1	0%	100%	25
Moultrie County	1	100%	0%	30
Ogle County	1	0%	100%	33
Schuyler County	1	0%	100%	42
Scott County	1	0%	100%	37
Wabash County	1	0%	100%	36