The data shows nine men and one woman were released in Jersey County. Of the parolees, two were veterans, and the median age was 40. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2020, and the oldest was a 72-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2020.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Thomas L. Aaron. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2018 when he was 35 years old. He is now 40.
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 2021 in each Jersey County.
| County | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,661 | 3.19% | 3.91% | 13.31% |
| Winnebago | 129 | 3.88% | 3.88% | 17.83% |
| Lake | 98 | 16.33% | 3.06% | 16.33% |
| Will | 96 | 3.13% | 5.21% | 17.71% |
| Macon | 93 | 4.3% | 2.15% | 30.11% |
| Peoria | 87 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 20.69% |
| Kane | 82 | 3.66% | 2.44% | 18.29% |
| St. Clair | 74 | 1.35% | 4.05% | 21.62% |
| Madison | 69 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 20.29% |
| Sangamon | 60 | 8.33% | 1.67% | 16.67% |
| Champaign | 58 | 3.45% | 6.9% | 20.69% |
| McHenry | 53 | 28.3% | 3.77% | 24.53% |
| Rock Island | 52 | 3.85% | 0% | 38.46% |
| McLean | 49 | 2.04% | 0% | 22.45% |
| Dupage | 47 | 10.64% | 8.51% | 14.89% |
| Tazewell | 41 | 2.44% | 0% | 31.71% |
| Kankakee | 35 | 2.86% | 2.86% | 31.43% |
| Vermilion | 33 | 3.03% | 6.06% | 30.3% |
| Lasalle | 28 | 3.57% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Jefferson | 23 | 4.35% | 0% | 52.17% |
| DeKalb | 22 | 0% | 4.55% | 27.27% |
| Knox | 20 | 0% | 5% | 45% |
| Adams | 18 | 0% | 0% | 27.78% |
| Marion | 17 | 5.88% | 5.88% | 35.29% |
| Fulton | 16 | 12.5% | 6.25% | 18.75% |
| Williamson | 16 | 0% | 0% | 31.25% |
| Coles | 15 | 13.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Franklin | 15 | 6.67% | 6.67% | 33.33% |
| Effingham | 14 | 7.14% | 0% | 35.71% |
| Henry | 13 | 7.69% | 0% | 38.46% |
| Morgan | 13 | 0% | 0% | 61.54% |
| Kendall | 12 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Whiteside | 12 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Bond | 11 | 0% | 18.18% | 36.36% |
| Christian | 11 | 9.09% | 9.09% | 36.36% |
| Edgar | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45.45% |
| Jackson | 11 | 18.18% | 0% | 27.27% |
| Livingston | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Macoupin | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Pike | 11 | 0% | 0% | 72.73% |
| Saline | 11 | 9.09% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Boone | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| Jersey | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Logan | 10 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Mason | 10 | 10% | 0% | 40% |
| Randolph | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Richland | 10 | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Montgomery | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Ogle | 9 | 22.22% | 0% | 44.44% |
| Perry | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22.22% |
| Schuyler | 9 | 55.56% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Bureau | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Crawford | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| McDonough | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 25% |
| Stephenson | 8 | 0% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Wayne | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Lee | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Union | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Clark | 6 | 16.67% | 0% | 50% |
| DeWitt | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Fayette | 6 | 33.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Douglas | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Hancock | 5 | 40% | 0% | 40% |
| Iroquois | 5 | 20% | 0% | 20% |
| Monroe | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| White | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Carroll | 4 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| Cass | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Clinton | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Greene | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Johnson | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Shelby | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Washington | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Woodford | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Alexander | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Clay | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Grundy | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Marshall | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Massac | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Moultrie | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Piatt | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 0% |
| Warren | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edwards | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mercer | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pulaski | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Scott | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Calhoun | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Ford | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Henderson | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wabash | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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