The data shows eight men and one woman were released in Effingham County. Of the parolees, two were veterans, and the median age was 40. The youngest parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2020, and the oldest was a 49-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2020.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Robert J. Sherman. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2018 when he was 45 years old. He is now 48.
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 first quarter of 2021 in each Effingham County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effingham | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11.11% |
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