The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were women. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 40. The youngest parolee was a 31-year-old woman sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 54-year-old woman sentenced in 2021.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Amber Shewmake. She was convicted in 2021 when she was 38 years old. She 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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of drug crimes were paroled during the first quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q1 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 168 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 38 |
| Macon | 21 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 35 |
| Lake | 18 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 33 |
| Will | 17 | 5.88% | 94.12% | 30 |
| Kane | 16 | 18.75% | 81.25% | 35.5 |
| Madison | 16 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 38 |
| Mclean | 16 | 6.25% | 93.75% | 32.5 |
| Sangamon | 14 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 32.5 |
| St. Clair | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 37.5 |
| Winnebago | 14 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Jefferson | 13 | 38.46% | 61.54% | 31 |
| Peoria | 13 | 15.38% | 84.62% | 38 |
| Kankakee | 11 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Marion | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 36 |
| Vermilion | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Champaign | 10 | 20% | 80% | 32.5 |
| Dupage | 10 | 20% | 80% | 37 |
| Mchenry | 9 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 34 |
| Rock Island | 9 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Tazewell | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 47 |
| Coles | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 47 |
| Adams | 7 | 42.86% | 57.14% | 35 |
| Henry | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 42 |
| Lasalle | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 37 |
| Morgan | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 42.5 |
| Crawford | 5 | 60% | 40% | 44 |
| Bond | 4 | 0% | 100% | 42.5 |
| Cass | 4 | 25% | 75% | 26 |
| Franklin | 4 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Greene | 4 | 25% | 75% | 47 |
| Jackson | 4 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Logan | 4 | 25% | 75% | 36.5 |
| Perry | 4 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Whiteside | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35.5 |
| Christian | 3 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Clinton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Fayette | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Fulton | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Jersey | 3 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Livingston | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Washington | 3 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Williamson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Bureau | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Carroll | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50.5 |
| Douglas | 2 | 0% | 100% | 28.5 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
| Hancock | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Knox | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33.5 |
| Macoupin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Massac | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Randolph | 2 | 50% | 50% | 42.5 |
| Richland | 2 | 50% | 50% | 43.5 |
| Schuyler | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| White | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Dewitt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 100% | 0% | 28 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 100% | 0% | 38 |
| Kendall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 100% | 60 |
| Ogle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Saline | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Warren | 1 | 100% | 0% | 28 |
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