South Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of homicide released on parole in Centralia during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Central Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2002 when he was 49.

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 during the second half of 2018 who were convicted of homicide.

Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in July-Dec. 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	91	4.4%	95.6%	41
Rockford	7	14.3%	85.7%	47
East Saint Louis	6	0%	100%	46
Chicago Heights	5	0%	100%	35
Kankakee	5	0%	100%	53
Dolton	4	0%	100%	46
Aurora	4	25%	75%	39
Berwyn	4	0%	100%	42
Harvey	3	33.3%	66.7%	35
Decatur	3	33.3%	66.7%	38
Joliet	3	0%	100%	48
Bellwood	3	0%	100%	45
Elgin	3	0%	100%	39
Peoria	2	0%	100%	45
Effingham	2	0%	100%	52
Maywood	2	0%	100%	27
Lansing	2	0%	100%	43
Dixon	2	0%	100%	45
De Soto	2	0%	100%	50
Waukegan	2	0%	100%	64
Springfield	2	0%	100%	49
Danville	2	0%	100%	37
Midlothian	1	0%	100%	42
Moline	1	0%	100%	38
Zion	1	0%	100%	39
Mchenry	1	100%	0%	20
Normal	1	0%	100%	40
Oak Lawn	1	0%	100%	40
Oak Park	1	0%	100%	55
Ullin	1	0%	100%	29
Taylorville	1	100%	0%	45
Ottawa	1	0%	100%	58
Rutland	1	0%	100%	38
West Frankfort	1	0%	100%	35
Riverdale	1	0%	100%	64
Richton Park	1	0%	100%	26
Poplar Grove	1	0%	100%	43
Sterling	1	100%	0%	31
Olney	1	100%	0%	47
Pembroke Township	1	0%	100%	38
Park Forest	1	0%	100%	55
Mound City	1	0%	100%	37
Matteson	1	0%	100%	42
Evergreen Park	1	0%	100%	42
Eureka	1	0%	100%	57
Addison	1	0%	100%	42
Champaign	1	0%	100%	41
Centralia	1	0%	100%	66
Carol Stream	1	100%	0%	30
Carbon Cliff	1	0%	100%	41