The data shows that all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 42. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 61-year-old man sentenced in 2015.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Raymond C. Simmons. He was convicted in 2015 when he was 55 years old. He is now 61.
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 third quarter of 2020 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q3 of 2020
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 295 | 4.75% | 95.25% | 40 |
| Will County | 26 | 15.38% | 84.62% | 34 |
| Lake County | 25 | 12% | 88% | 36 |
| Sangamon County | 24 | 4.17% | 95.83% | 41 |
| Winnebago County | 22 | 18.18% | 81.82% | 41 |
| Madison County | 21 | 19.05% | 80.95% | 43 |
| Macon County | 19 | 10.53% | 89.47% | 38 |
| Kane County | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 37 |
| Rock Island County | 16 | 43.75% | 56.25% | 37 |
| St. Clair County | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 39 |
| Dupage County | 15 | 13.33% | 86.67% | 33 |
| Mclean County | 13 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Champaign County | 12 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Peoria County | 12 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40 |
| Tazewell County | 12 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Mchenry County | 11 | 18.18% | 81.82% | 32 |
| Lasalle County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Marion County | 9 | 22.22% | 77.78% | 39 |
| Williamson County | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 40 |
| Vermilion County | 8 | 25% | 75% | 36 |
| Jefferson County | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 41 |
| Kankakee County | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 39 |
| Christian County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Clay County | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Montgomery County | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Morgan County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Whiteside County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Franklin County | 5 | 40% | 60% | 37 |
| Hancock County | 5 | 40% | 60% | 31 |
| Jersey County | 5 | 40% | 60% | 38 |
| Mason County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Saline County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 44 |
| Adams County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
| Bureau County | 4 | 50% | 50% | 39 |
| Clark County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Crawford County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 36 |
| Dekalb County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Edgar County | 4 | 50% | 50% | 30 |
| Knox County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Lawrence County | 4 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Macoupin County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Mercer County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 36 |
| Carroll County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Coles County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Fulton County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Jackson County | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 50 |
| Livingston County | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 37 |
| Monroe County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Perry County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Union County | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 37 |
| Wabash County | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Wayne County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Brown County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Calhoun County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 28 |
| Cass County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 35 |
| Clinton County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39 |
| De Witt County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Fayette County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 26 |
| Greene County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Hamilton County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Henry County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 29 |
| Iroquois County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Kendall County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Logan County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Pike County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Randolph County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Richland County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Stephenson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Boone County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Cumberland County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Gallatin County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 30 |
| Grundy County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Hardin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Jo Daviess County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 23 |
| Lee County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 26 |
| Moultrie County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Pope County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 34 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Putnam County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 27 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 41 |
| Scott County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Warren County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Washington County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| White County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
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