The data shows four men and one woman were released in Douglas County. The median age of the parolees was 36. The youngest parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2018, and the oldest was a 45-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2021.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Joshua A. Hatten. He was convicted of a property crime in 2018 when he was 32 years old. He is now 36.
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 fourth quarter of 2021 in each Douglas County.
| County | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,661 | 3.19% | 3.91% | 13.31% |
| Winnebago | 129 | 3.88% | 3.88% | 17.83% |
| Lake | 98 | 16.33% | 3.06% | 16.33% |
| Will | 96 | 3.13% | 5.21% | 17.71% |
| Macon | 93 | 4.3% | 2.15% | 30.11% |
| Peoria | 87 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 20.69% |
| Kane | 82 | 3.66% | 2.44% | 18.29% |
| St. Clair | 74 | 1.35% | 4.05% | 21.62% |
| Madison | 69 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 20.29% |
| Sangamon | 60 | 8.33% | 1.67% | 16.67% |
| Champaign | 58 | 3.45% | 6.9% | 20.69% |
| McHenry | 53 | 28.3% | 3.77% | 24.53% |
| Rock Island | 52 | 3.85% | 0% | 38.46% |
| McLean | 49 | 2.04% | 0% | 22.45% |
| Dupage | 47 | 10.64% | 8.51% | 14.89% |
| Tazewell | 41 | 2.44% | 0% | 31.71% |
| Kankakee | 35 | 2.86% | 2.86% | 31.43% |
| Vermilion | 33 | 3.03% | 6.06% | 30.3% |
| Lasalle | 28 | 3.57% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Jefferson | 23 | 4.35% | 0% | 52.17% |
| DeKalb | 22 | 0% | 4.55% | 27.27% |
| Knox | 20 | 0% | 5% | 45% |
| Adams | 18 | 0% | 0% | 27.78% |
| Marion | 17 | 5.88% | 5.88% | 35.29% |
| Fulton | 16 | 12.5% | 6.25% | 18.75% |
| Williamson | 16 | 0% | 0% | 31.25% |
| Coles | 15 | 13.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Franklin | 15 | 6.67% | 6.67% | 33.33% |
| Effingham | 14 | 7.14% | 0% | 35.71% |
| Henry | 13 | 7.69% | 0% | 38.46% |
| Morgan | 13 | 0% | 0% | 61.54% |
| Kendall | 12 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Whiteside | 12 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Bond | 11 | 0% | 18.18% | 36.36% |
| Christian | 11 | 9.09% | 9.09% | 36.36% |
| Edgar | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45.45% |
| Jackson | 11 | 18.18% | 0% | 27.27% |
| Livingston | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Macoupin | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Pike | 11 | 0% | 0% | 72.73% |
| Saline | 11 | 9.09% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Boone | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| Jersey | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Logan | 10 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Mason | 10 | 10% | 0% | 40% |
| Randolph | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Richland | 10 | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Montgomery | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Ogle | 9 | 22.22% | 0% | 44.44% |
| Perry | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22.22% |
| Schuyler | 9 | 55.56% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Bureau | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Crawford | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| McDonough | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 25% |
| Stephenson | 8 | 0% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Wayne | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Lee | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Union | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Clark | 6 | 16.67% | 0% | 50% |
| DeWitt | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Fayette | 6 | 33.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Douglas | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Hancock | 5 | 40% | 0% | 40% |
| Iroquois | 5 | 20% | 0% | 20% |
| Monroe | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| White | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Carroll | 4 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| Cass | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Clinton | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Greene | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Johnson | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Shelby | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Washington | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Woodford | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Alexander | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Clay | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Grundy | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Marshall | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Massac | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Moultrie | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Piatt | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 0% |
| Warren | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edwards | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mercer | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pulaski | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Scott | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Calhoun | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Ford | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Henderson | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wabash | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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