The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 40. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 50-year-old man sentenced in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jesse D. Dietzel. He was convicted in 2020 when he was 38 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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of drug crimes were paroled during the third quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q3 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 174 | 5.75% | 94.25% | 38 |
| Macon | 23 | 17.39% | 82.61% | 36 |
| Lake | 18 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Madison | 18 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 39 |
| Kankakee | 14 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 40 |
| St. Clair | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 34.5 |
| Kane | 13 | 7.69% | 92.31% | 32 |
| Mclean | 13 | 7.69% | 92.31% | 39 |
| Will | 13 | 7.69% | 92.31% | 30 |
| Lasalle | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 34 |
| Adams | 10 | 30% | 70% | 38.5 |
| Jefferson | 10 | 30% | 70% | 39.5 |
| Sangamon | 10 | 30% | 70% | 37.5 |
| Tazewell | 10 | 10% | 90% | 40.5 |
| Peoria | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 37 |
| Rock Island | 9 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Winnebago | 9 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Champaign | 8 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Mchenry | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 28.5 |
| Bond | 7 | 42.86% | 57.14% | 38 |
| Coles | 7 | 57.14% | 42.86% | 43 |
| Dupage | 7 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Knox | 7 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Perry | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 31 |
| Randolph | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 38 |
| Cass | 6 | 50% | 50% | 36.5 |
| Franklin | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40 |
| Jackson | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 30 |
| Montgomery | 6 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 32.5 |
| Morgan | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40 |
| Vermilion | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 42.5 |
| Christian | 5 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Clinton | 5 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Henry | 5 | 20% | 80% | 43 |
| Fayette | 4 | 50% | 50% | 35.5 |
| Fulton | 4 | 25% | 75% | 38 |
| Jersey | 4 | 75% | 25% | 45.5 |
| Lawrence | 4 | 0% | 100% | 27.5 |
| Logan | 4 | 25% | 75% | 41.5 |
| Marion | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
| Pike | 4 | 75% | 25% | 32 |
| White | 4 | 25% | 75% | 46.5 |
| Douglas | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Greene | 3 | 100% | 0% | 30 |
| Livingston | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Massac | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 40 |
| Wayne | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40 |
| Boone | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44.5 |
| Bureau | 2 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Calhoun | 2 | 50% | 50% | 42 |
| Crawford | 2 | 50% | 50% | 26.5 |
| Gallatin | 2 | 50% | 50% | 40.5 |
| Hancock | 2 | 50% | 50% | 52.5 |
| Mason | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Mcdonough | 2 | 50% | 50% | 57.5 |
| Mercer | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44.5 |
| Richland | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Stark | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
| Wabash | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Warren | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37.5 |
| Whiteside | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Williamson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Alexander | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
| Brown | 1 | 100% | 0% | 33 |
| Carroll | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Clay | 1 | 100% | 0% | 31 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Edgar | 1 | 100% | 0% | 42 |
| Effingham | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Ford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Grundy | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 100% | 71 |
| Kendall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Macoupin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Monroe | 1 | 100% | 0% | 50 |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Stephenson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
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