East Central Reporter

There was one offender convicted of a sex crime living in Clay County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the East Central Reporter.

The data shows the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 23 years old. He is now 27.

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 sex crimes were paroled during the third quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook	57	0%	100%	39
Lake	11	0%	100%	32
Winnebago	9	0%	100%	41
Kane	6	0%	100%	36.5
Sangamon	6	0%	100%	51.5
Schuyler	6	0%	100%	49.5
Mchenry	5	0%	100%	38
Logan	4	0%	100%	46.5
Kankakee	3	0%	100%	52
Ogle	3	0%	100%	36
Rock Island	3	33.33%	66.67%	47
Boone	2	50%	50%	41
Franklin	2	0%	100%	43
Macon	2	0%	100%	39.5
Madison	2	0%	100%	44
Mclean	2	0%	100%	31.5
Peoria	2	0%	100%	53
Pike	2	0%	100%	46.5
Tazewell	2	0%	100%	36
Whiteside	2	0%	100%	45
Alexander	1	0%	100%	23
Cass	1	0%	100%	32
Christian	1	0%	100%	34
Clay	1	0%	100%	27
Coles	1	0%	100%	49
Dupage	1	0%	100%	53
Edwards	1	0%	100%	54
Fayette	1	0%	100%	27
Fulton	1	0%	100%	54
Henry	1	0%	100%	26
Iroquois	1	0%	100%	35
Jackson	1	0%	100%	57
Jasper	1	0%	100%	47
Jefferson	1	0%	100%	29
Knox	1	0%	100%	44
Lee	1	0%	100%	32
Mercer	1	0%	100%	46
Monroe	1	0%	100%	41
Montgomery	1	0%	100%	64
Pope	1	0%	100%	34
Pulaski	1	0%	100%	40
Saline	1	0%	100%	69
Vermilion	1	0%	100%	35
Will	1	0%	100%	62
Williamson	1	0%	100%	31