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Q1 2019 Recap: Parolees in Macon County convicted of crimes involving weapons

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There were nine offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in Macon County during the first quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Macon Reporter.

The data shows that all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 28. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 40-year-old man sentenced in 2009.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Shannon L. Garry. He was convicted in 2009 when he was 30 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 crimes involving weapons were paroled during the first quarter of 2019 in each Illinois county.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in the first quarter of 2019
CountyTotal Number of Parolees% Women% MenMedian age
Cook County5271.9%98.1%30
Will County320%100%30
Winnebago County260%100%29
Lake County150%100%27
Sangamon County130%100%31
St. Clair County120%100%34
Dupage County120%100%29
Peoria County110%100%30
Madison County100%100%30
Macon County90%100%28
Champaign County90%100%25
Kankakee County80%100%29
Kane County616.7%83.3%27
Rock Island County50%100%26
Mclean County50%100%27
Williamson County40%100%34
Vermilion County40%100%31
Marion County40%100%28
Jackson County425%75%34
Randolph County30%100%39
Dekalb County30%100%28
Coles County30%100%26
Boone County30%100%27
Adams County333.3%66.7%29
Tazewell County20%100%38
Stephenson County20%100%29
Saline County250%50%24
Mchenry County20%100%33
La Salle County250%50%31
Knox County20%100%29
Kendall County20%100%44
Jefferson County20%100%36
White County10%100%39
Pulaski County10%100%27
Pike County10%100%45
Perry County10%100%36
Monroe County10%100%26
Mason County1100%0%32
Macoupin County10%100%63
Livingston County10%100%28
Hamilton County10%100%42
Grundy County10%100%29
Edgar County10%100%26
Bond County10%100%27

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