The data shows that 25 men and six women were released in Christian County. The median age of the parolees was 37. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old woman convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2017, and the oldest was a 74-year-old man convicted of homicide in 2010.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Tara L. Bly. She was convicted of homicide in 2001 when she was 27 years old. She is now 45.
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 2018 in each Christian County municipality.
| Municipality | Total 2018 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edinburg | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Harvel | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kincaid | 4 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| Pana | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22.2% |
| Stonington | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Taylorville | 14 | 0% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
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