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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees in Decatur convicted of crimes against justice

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There were seven offenders convicted of crimes against justice released on parole in Decatur during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Macon Reporter.

The data shows that seven men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against justice was 31. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 46-year-old man sentenced in 2015.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Lashaun L. Peterson. He was convicted of a crime against justice in 2015 when he was 42 years old. He is now 46.

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 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders during the second half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes against justice.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against justice paroled in July-Dec. 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago797.6%92.4%36
Rockford156.7%93.3%29
Decatur70%100%31
Kankakee40%100%30
Danville30%100%39
Peoria30%100%26
Joliet30%100%31
Maywood30%100%30
Harvey20%100%37
Aurora20%100%30
Hazel Crest20%100%32
Harvard20%100%27
Belleville20%100%37
Kewanee250%50%28
Champaign20%100%24
Centralia20%100%32
Sterling20%100%23
Loves Park20%100%23
Olney10%100%20
Ottawa10%100%20
Pekin10%100%27
Mchenry1100%0%24
Matteson10%100%59
New Lenox10%100%40
Mount Vernon10%100%31
Mount Olive10%100%29
Mattoon10%100%30
Momence10%100%38
Melrose Park10%100%36
Morris10%100%35
Peru10%100%38
Stanford10%100%37
Taylorville10%100%34
Vandalia1100%0%24
Washington10%100%31
Watseka1100%0%42
Waukegan10%100%24
West Frankfort10%100%52
Woodridge10%100%27
Springfield10%100%37
South Holland10%100%37
Skokie10%100%43
Pinckneyville10%100%32
Putnam10%100%25
Ramsey10%100%32
River Grove10%100%51
Rock Island10%100%34
Rockton10%100%44
Seneca10%100%38
Shelbyville10%100%46

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