The data shows that 13 men and five women were released in Christian County. The median age of the parolees was 34. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2018, and the oldest was a 62-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2014.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was John Averette. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2011 when he was 21 years old. He is now 30.
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 first quarter of 2020 in each Christian County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorville | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Pana | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Kincaid | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Assumption | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Morrisonville | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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