Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
The data shows that two men and three women were released in Marion County. The median age of the parolees was 37. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2023, and the oldest was a 58-year-old man sentenced for a public safety violation in 2024.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Laura Spitler. She was convicted of a property crime in 2022 when she was 36 years old. She is now 38.
Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to re-incarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.
In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.
“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”
A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.
| County | Total Q3 2024 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 1,372 | 9.9% | 3.9% | 7.4% |
| Winnebago County | 126 | 8.7% | 2.4% | 14.3% |
| St. Clair County | 112 | 2.7% | 3.6% | 21.4% |
| Macon County | 109 | 8.3% | 0.9% | 21.1% |
| Peoria County | 87 | 1.1% | 5.7% | 20.7% |
| Lake County | 69 | 7.2% | 2.9% | 17.4% |
| Kane County | 66 | 1.5% | 4.5% | 21.2% |
| Will County | 64 | 3.1% | 9.4% | 20.3% |
| Champaign County | 57 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 14% |
| Madison County | 56 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 25% |
| Sangamon County | 56 | 23.2% | 1.8% | 17.9% |
| McLean County | 41 | 0% | 0% | 29.3% |
| DuPage County | 35 | 2.9% | 5.7% | 8.6% |
| Kankakee County | 29 | 0% | 0% | 20.7% |
| Vermilion County | 27 | 3.7% | 7.4% | 3.7% |
| Adams County | 24 | 0% | 4.2% | 20.8% |
| Tazewell County | 24 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 8.3% |
| Rock Island County | 21 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 33.3% |
| Williamson County | 17 | 5.9% | 0% | 5.9% |
| Coles County | 16 | 6.3% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Jackson County | 16 | 6.3% | 0% | 18.8% |
| Jefferson County | 16 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Whiteside County | 15 | 6.7% | 13.3% | 26.7% |
| Lasalle County | 14 | 7.1% | 0% | 28.6% |
| McHenry County | 14 | 0% | 0% | 28.6% |
| Henry County | 13 | 0% | 0% | 46.2% |
| Montgomery County | 13 | 0% | 0% | 46.2% |
| Boone County | 12 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Deported County | 12 | 75% | 16.7% | 0% |
| Franklin County | 12 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Macoupin County | 12 | 0% | 0% | 58.3% |
| Saline County | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Knox County | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Morgan County | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45.5% |
| Fulton County | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Logan County | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Crawford County | 9 | 11.1% | 0% | 22.2% |
| Randolph County | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11.1% |
| DeKalb County | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edgar County | 8 | 0% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Fayette County | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 75% |
| Livingston County | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Stephenson County | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Perry County | 7 | 0% | 0% | 28.6% |
| Shelby County | 7 | 0% | 14.3% | 57.1% |
| Woodford County | 7 | 28.6% | 0% | 28.6% |
| Bond County | 6 | 16.7% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Bureau County | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Effingham County | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Kendall County | 6 | 16.7% | 50% | 0% |
| Ogle County | 6 | 0% | 0% | 16.7% |
| Warren County | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| White County | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Christian County | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Clay County | 5 | 0% | 0% | 80% |
| Greene County | 5 | 20% | 0% | 40% |
| Jersey County | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Marion County | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Schuyler County | 5 | 40% | 0% | 20% |
| Union County | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Alexander County | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Clark County | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hamilton County | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jasper County | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| McDonough County | 4 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| Mercer County | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pike County | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Richland County | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wabash County | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Clinton County | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Douglas County | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grundy County | 3 | 0% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Hardin County | 3 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Henderson County | 3 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Lee County | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Mason County | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.7% |
| Piatt County | 3 | 33.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Scott County | 3 | 33.3% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Wayne County | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Cass County | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| DeWitt County | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Ford County | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Gallatin County | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Iroquois County | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Jo Daviess County | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Lawrence County | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Marshall County | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Moultrie County | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pope County | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pulaski County | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Washington County | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Calhoun County | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Carroll County | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hancock County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Massac County | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Monroe County | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Stark County | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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