The data shows that 13 men and one woman were released in Macoupin County. The median age of the parolees was 38. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2018, and the oldest was a 58-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Larry D. Ensign. He was convicted of a property crime in 2005 when he was 40 years old. He is now 55.
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 Macoupin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinville | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Bunker Hill | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Staunton | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Benld | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gillespie | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Girard | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Medora | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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