East Central Reporter

There were two offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol living in Clay County released on parole during the second quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the East Central Reporter.

The data shows both of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 46. The younger parolee was a 39-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 53-year-old man sentenced in 2020.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Michael S. Lewis. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 37 years old. He is now 39.

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 crimes involving alcohol were paroled during the second quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	71	2.82%	97.18%	46
Winnebago County	10	20%	80%	41
Lake County	9	11.11%	88.89%	36
Mchenry County	7	14.29%	85.71%	42
Will County	7	0%	100%	43
Macon County	5	20%	80%	44
Kane County	4	25%	75%	37
Mclean County	4	0%	100%	44
Champaign County	3	0%	100%	36
Dupage County	3	0%	100%	48
Lasalle County	3	0%	100%	38
Clay County	2	0%	100%	46
Peoria County	2	100%	0%	33
Rock Island County	2	0%	100%	31
St. Clair County	2	100%	0%	38
Adams County	1	0%	100%	35
Cumberland County	1	0%	100%	51
Dekalb County	1	100%	0%	28
Edgar County	1	0%	100%	45
Fulton County	1	0%	100%	29
Greene County	1	0%	100%	34
Kendall County	1	100%	0%	36
Macoupin County	1	0%	100%	40
Madison County	1	100%	0%	46
Marion County	1	0%	100%	54
Ogle County	1	0%	100%	56
Piatt County	1	0%	100%	35
Pulaski County	1	0%	100%	37
Tazewell County	1	0%	100%	44
Wabash County	1	0%	100%	30
Whiteside County	1	0%	100%	50
Williamson County	1	0%	100%	43
Woodford County	1	0%	100%	41