South Central Reporter

There were five offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Montgomery County during the first quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Central Reporter.

The data shows that four men and one woman were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, one was a veteran, and the median age was 39. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 53-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Michael J. Vogel. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 51 years old. He is now 53.

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 first quarter of 2019 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	573	9.4%	90.6%	39
Will County	47	2.1%	97.9%	35
Peoria County	41	9.8%	90.2%	40
Winnebago County	38	2.6%	97.4%	35
Kankakee County	32	3.1%	96.9%	39
St. Clair County	24	20.8%	79.2%	35
Macon County	24	12.5%	87.5%	34
Madison County	23	21.7%	78.3%	37
Lake County	21	4.8%	95.2%	33
Kane County	20	25%	75%	36
Dupage County	20	20%	80%	36
Champaign County	20	10%	90%	36
Sangamon County	18	11.1%	88.9%	39
Mclean County	15	20%	80%	34
Mchenry County	15	40%	60%	35
Rock Island County	13	0%	100%	38
Williamson County	11	9.1%	90.9%	37
Tazewell County	11	18.2%	81.8%	34
Adams County	10	10%	90%	44
Vermilion County	9	0%	100%	34
Marion County	8	25%	75%	35
Macoupin County	8	50%	50%	37
La Salle County	8	25%	75%	34
Coles County	8	0%	100%	35
Clark County	7	57.1%	42.9%	37
Randolph County	6	33.3%	66.7%	32
Morgan County	6	50%	50%	42
Mcdonough County	6	33.3%	66.7%	31
Stephenson County	5	0%	100%	31
Pike County	5	40%	60%	36
Montgomery County	5	20%	80%	39
Logan County	5	40%	60%	41
Knox County	5	40%	60%	35
Henry County	5	80%	20%	37
Edgar County	5	20%	80%	39
Christian County	5	20%	80%	33
Bond County	5	60%	40%	42
White County	4	25%	75%	38
Richland County	4	50%	50%	41
Lawrence County	4	25%	75%	34
Jefferson County	4	75%	25%	46
Jasper County	4	25%	75%	37
Franklin County	4	50%	50%	24
Crawford County	4	50%	50%	40
Wayne County	3	0%	100%	33
Perry County	3	33.3%	66.7%	48
Mason County	3	0%	100%	32
Lee County	3	33.3%	66.7%	35
Iroquois County	3	33.3%	66.7%	32
Hamilton County	3	0%	100%	28
Gallatin County	3	0%	100%	38
Edwards County	3	100%	0%	37
Clinton County	3	0%	100%	35
Bureau County	3	100%	0%	38
Union County	2	50%	50%	45
Shelby County	2	50%	50%	43
Saline County	2	100%	0%	30
Massac County	2	0%	100%	37
Johnson County	2	50%	50%	39
Hancock County	2	0%	100%	24
Fulton County	2	0%	100%	36
Dekalb County	2	0%	100%	28
Clay County	2	50%	50%	39
Boone County	2	0%	100%	31
Woodford County	1	0%	100%	27
Whiteside County	1	0%	100%	34
Washington County	1	100%	0%	23
Warren County	1	0%	100%	34
Wabash County	1	0%	100%	35
Scott County	1	0%	100%	35
Ogle County	1	0%	100%	29
Mercer County	1	100%	0%	21
Marshall County	1	0%	100%	24
Livingston County	1	100%	0%	36
Kendall County	1	0%	100%	35
Jersey County	1	0%	100%	35
Jackson County	1	0%	100%	23
Fayette County	1	100%	0%	40
Effingham County	1	100%	0%	34
De Witt County	1	0%	100%	21
Cass County	1	0%	100%	30
Carroll County	1	0%	100%	40
Brown County	1	0%	100%	45