The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 33. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 61-year-old man sentenced in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Lonnie W. Sowell. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 57 years old. He is now 61.
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 second quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q2 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 137 | 5.84% | 94.16% | 38 |
| Kane | 18 | 22.22% | 77.78% | 37 |
| Mclean | 18 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Winnebago | 18 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| St. Clair | 16 | 31.25% | 68.75% | 38 |
| Madison | 15 | 6.67% | 93.33% | 38 |
| Tazewell | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 36 |
| Rock Island | 13 | 30.77% | 69.23% | 37 |
| Will | 13 | 7.69% | 92.31% | 36 |
| Dupage | 12 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Lake | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 36 |
| Peoria | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 46 |
| Sangamon | 11 | 18.18% | 81.82% | 39 |
| Macon | 10 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Mchenry | 10 | 20% | 80% | 36 |
| Lasalle | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 38 |
| Champaign | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 33.5 |
| Henry | 7 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Jersey | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 41 |
| Kankakee | 7 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Knox | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38 |
| Randolph | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38.5 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| White | 5 | 40% | 60% | 39 |
| Christian | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Dekalb | 4 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Edgar | 4 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Fulton | 4 | 25% | 75% | 39 |
| Macoupin | 4 | 25% | 75% | 43.5 |
| Williamson | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Adams | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Crawford | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 55 |
| Douglas | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 37 |
| Effingham | 3 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Jackson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Lawrence | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 33 |
| Marion | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 32 |
| Monroe | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 37 |
| Ogle | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Whiteside | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Alexander | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Bond | 2 | 50% | 50% | 48 |
| Boone | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Carroll | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Clinton | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Coles | 2 | 50% | 50% | 30.5 |
| Edwards | 2 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Fayette | 2 | 50% | 50% | 34 |
| Franklin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Greene | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Morgan | 2 | 50% | 50% | 34 |
| Pike | 2 | 100% | 0% | 38 |
| Saline | 2 | 50% | 50% | 25.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 42.5 |
| Union | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Vermilion | 2 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Bureau | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Calhoun | 1 | 100% | 0% | 49 |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 100% | 0% | 29 |
| Johnson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Logan | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Marshall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Piatt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Scott | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Shelby | 1 | 100% | 0% | 29 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Washington | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
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