The data shows that both of the released offenders in Vandalia were women. The younger parolee was a 24-year-old woman sentenced in 2017. The other was a 33-year-old woman sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Brandy L. Beesley. She was convicted of a crime against justice in 2017 when she was 22 years old. She is now 24.
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 shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in 2018 who were convicted of crimes against justice.
Prisoners convicted of crimes against justice paroled in 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
167
4.8%
95.2%
35
Rockford
30
10%
90%
31
Decatur
14
0%
100%
34
Peoria
6
0%
100%
24
Waukegan
6
0%
100%
32
Kankakee
5
0%
100%
28
Joliet
5
0%
100%
30
Shelbyville
4
25%
75%
33
Maywood
4
0%
100%
29
Belleville
4
0%
100%
34
Danville
3
0%
100%
39
Chicago Heights
3
0%
100%
49
Dixon
3
0%
100%
37
Havana
3
33.3%
66.7%
35
Aurora
3
33.3%
66.7%
28
Sterling
3
0%
100%
26
Mount Vernon
3
0%
100%
36
Harvey
3
0%
100%
39
Calumet City
3
33.3%
66.7%
41
Granite City
3
0%
100%
37
Rock Island
3
0%
100%
30
Evanston
2
0%
100%
42
Des Plaines
2
50%
50%
45
Champaign
2
0%
100%
24
Dolton
2
0%
100%
30
Ottawa
2
0%
100%
24
Fairfield
2
0%
100%
36
Hazel Crest
2
0%
100%
32
East Saint Louis
2
0%
100%
34
Kewanee
2
50%
50%
28
Zion
2
50%
50%
31
Loves Park
2
0%
100%
23
Bellwood
2
0%
100%
27
Elgin
2
50%
50%
34
Bloomington
2
50%
50%
38
Vandalia
2
100%
0%
29
Matteson
2
0%
100%
40
Taylorville
2
0%
100%
31
Centralia
2
0%
100%
32
Charleston
2
0%
100%
27
Harvard
2
0%
100%
27
Springfield
2
0%
100%
33
Normal
1
0%
100%
30
Mount Olive
1
0%
100%
29
Pinckneyville
1
0%
100%
31
Olney
1
0%
100%
20
Murphysboro
1
0%
100%
26
Peru
1
0%
100%
38
Oak Park
1
0%
100%
28
Pekin
1
0%
100%
27
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