The data shows that three men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for homicide was 33. The youngest parolee was a 31-year-old man sentenced in 2013, and the oldest was a 35-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Jason L. Harris. He was convicted of homicide in 2013 when he was 26 years old. He is now 31.
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 shows the cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q1 2019 who were convicted of homicide.
Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in Q1 2019
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
47
10.6%
89.4%
41
Calumet City
4
25%
75%
39
Decatur
3
0%
100%
33
Rockford
2
50%
50%
35
Chicago Heights
2
0%
100%
40
Springfield
2
0%
100%
39
Aurora
2
0%
100%
38
University Park
2
0%
100%
36
Lombard
1
0%
100%
53
Maywood
1
0%
100%
24
Moline
1
0%
100%
40
Mount Prospect
1
0%
100%
49
North Chicago
1
0%
100%
44
Peoria
1
0%
100%
44
Pinckneyville
1
0%
100%
36
Taylorville
1
0%
100%
33
Plainfield
1
0%
100%
40
Riverdale
1
0%
100%
66
West Frankfort
1
100%
0%
49
Waukegan
1
0%
100%
37
Rushville
1
0%
100%
72
South Holland
1
0%
100%
50
Spring Grove
1
0%
100%
51
La Grange Park
1
0%
100%
37
Knoxville
1
0%
100%
37
Berwyn
1
0%
100%
52
Blue Island
1
0%
100%
43
Bridgeview
1
0%
100%
42
Brookfield
1
0%
100%
38
Carol Stream
1
0%
100%
55
Carrier Mills
1
0%
100%
49
Amboy
1
0%
100%
39
Columbia
1
0%
100%
30
Country Club Hills
1
100%
0%
61
Danville
1
0%
100%
34
East Saint Louis
1
0%
100%
35
Geneva
1
0%
100%
39
Glendale Heights
1
0%
100%
46
Golconda
1
0%
100%
58
Harvey
1
0%
100%
32
Joliet
1
0%
100%
55
Kankakee
1
0%
100%
39
Batavia
1
0%
100%
27
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