The data shows both of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 53. The younger parolee was a 42-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 63-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Ross A. Goldstein. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 58 years old. He is now 63.
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 fourth quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q4 of 2021
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 221 | 6.79% | 93.21% | 40 |
| Macon | 28 | 3.57% | 96.43% | 38 |
| Winnebago | 23 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 37 |
| Rock Island | 20 | 5% | 95% | 37 |
| Peoria | 18 | 22.22% | 77.78% | 42.5 |
| Will | 17 | 11.76% | 88.24% | 32 |
| Lake | 16 | 6.25% | 93.75% | 31 |
| St. Clair | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 41.5 |
| Kane | 15 | 20% | 80% | 32 |
| Madison | 14 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 36 |
| Mchenry | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 33 |
| Tazewell | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 35 |
| Champaign | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 35 |
| Jefferson | 12 | 25% | 75% | 39 |
| Lasalle | 12 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Kankakee | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 38 |
| Mclean | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 48 |
| Sangamon | 10 | 10% | 90% | 45 |
| Vermilion | 10 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Knox | 9 | 44.44% | 55.56% | 47 |
| Morgan | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 35 |
| Pike | 8 | 25% | 75% | 42.5 |
| Dupage | 7 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Dekalb | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38 |
| Jersey | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 40 |
| Marion | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45.5 |
| Adams | 5 | 40% | 60% | 38 |
| Coles | 5 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Edgar | 5 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Effingham | 5 | 20% | 80% | 38 |
| Franklin | 5 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Henry | 5 | 40% | 60% | 31 |
| Williamson | 5 | 20% | 80% | 29 |
| Bond | 4 | 50% | 50% | 29 |
| Bureau | 4 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Christian | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Crawford | 4 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Livingston | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32.5 |
| Logan | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35.5 |
| Mason | 4 | 50% | 50% | 37.5 |
| Ogle | 4 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Boone | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Carroll | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 54 |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Dewitt | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45 |
| Fulton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jackson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Lee | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Randolph | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 49 |
| Richland | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 32 |
| Clay | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Edwards | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Fayette | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Greene | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Hancock | 2 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Johnson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Kendall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 50% | 50% | 36.5 |
| Macoupin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Marshall | 2 | 50% | 50% | 28 |
| Mcdonough | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Monroe | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Perry | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Saline | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Shelby | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Wayne | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Alexander | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Calhoun | 1 | 100% | 0% | 48 |
| Cass | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Schuyler | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Stephenson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
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