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Jan.-June 2018 Recap: Parolees in Decatur convicted of crimes involving weapons

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There were 15 offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in Decatur during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Macon Reporter.

The data shows that 14 men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 29. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 47-year-old man sentenced in 2010.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Lamonte Lewis. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2010 when he was 38 years old. He is now 47.

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 first half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago6943.8%96.3%29
Rockford330%100%31
Joliet300%100%28
Harvey220%100%32
East Saint Louis210%100%32
Springfield200%100%28
Peoria200%100%33
Chicago Heights180%100%31
Dolton185.6%94.4%30
Decatur156.7%93.3%29
Riverdale147.1%92.9%32
Kankakee140%100%28
Calumet City140%100%25
Aurora137.7%92.3%29
Bellwood120%100%34
Champaign120%100%31
Waukegan120%100%30
Urbana110%100%31
Berwyn100%100%28
Broadview100%100%32
Danville100%100%31
Matteson100%100%27
Lansing922.2%77.8%30
Blue Island80%100%30
Cicero80%100%33
Oak Park70%100%29
Belleville70%100%29
Maywood714.3%85.7%31
Melrose Park60%100%32
Elgin60%100%23
Country Club Hills60%100%26
Zion60%100%32
Park Forest60%100%25
North Chicago60%100%36
Alsip50%100%28
Oak Lawn50%100%29
South Holland50%100%31
Markham520%80%33
Hazel Crest50%100%33
Granite City50%100%31
Naperville40%100%36
Round Lake40%100%26
Bloomington40%100%29
Edwardsville40%100%33
Bolingbrook40%100%36
Ullin333.3%66.7%25
Evergreen Park30%100%33
Evanston30%100%32
Westchester30%100%31
Wheaton30%100%26

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