The data shows that eight men and two women were released in Christian County. The median age of the parolees was 32. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2019, and the oldest was a 54-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2015.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Tina M. Tirpak. She was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2015 when she was 49 years old. She is now 54.
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 the fourth quarter of 2019 in each Christian County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorville | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Pana | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Assumption | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edinburg | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kincaid | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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