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Q2 2023 Recap: 1 parolee from Lawrence County convicted of a property crime set for supervised release

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Latoya Hughes Director at Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website

Latoya Hughes Director at Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website

There was one offender convicted of a property crime living in Lawrence County released on parole during the second quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the East Central Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2022 when he was 42 years old. He is now 44.

Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to re-incarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.

In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.

“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”

A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Q2 2023
CountyTotal Number of Parolees% Women% MenMedian age
Cook County3854.9%95.1%35
St. Clair County3810.5%89.5%42
Kane County244.2%95.8%37
Winnebago County2330.4%69.6%48
Macon County229.1%90.9%34.5
Madison County2119%81%36
Peoria County210%100%43
Will County140%100%35
Sangamon County1118.2%81.8%42
Rock Island County1118.2%81.8%34
Lake County100%100%32.5
Tazewell County922.2%77.8%49
Vermilion County812.5%87.5%42.5
Champaign County80%100%39
DeKalb County714.3%85.7%41
DuPage County714.3%85.7%38
Kankakee County70%100%43
Lasalle County714.3%85.7%30
McHenry County633.3%66.7%36.5
Jefferson County616.7%83.3%38.5
Williamson County50%100%33
Jackson County50%100%34
Adams County40%100%40.5
Macoupin County425%75%35.5
Whiteside County40%100%48.5
Marion County425%75%29
McLean County40%100%33.5
Randolph County425%75%30
Christian County425%75%38
Edgar County40%100%34
Fayette County40%100%35
Franklin County450%50%53
Kendall County40%100%59
Bond County30%100%33
Knox County30%100%62
Union County333.3%66.7%38
Coles County30%100%43
Morgan County333.3%66.7%47
Monroe County30%100%38
Livingston County30%100%41
Logan County250%50%42
White County2100%0%41
Montgomery County20%100%51
Piatt County20%100%49
Stephenson County20%100%36.5
Crawford County250%50%33.5
Fulton County20%100%36.5
Shelby County20%100%34
Boone County10%100%41
Cass County10%100%32
Washington County10%100%34
Henry County10%100%44
Hamilton County10%100%28
Clinton County1100%0%27
Schuyler County10%100%63
DeWitt County10%100%40
Richland County10%100%57
Jersey County10%100%31
Effingham County10%100%27
Lawrence County10%100%44
Mason County10%100%50
Mercer County10%100%36
Jasper County10%100%39
Ford County10%100%30
Massac County10%100%42

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