The data shows that the 37 released offenders living in Decatur zip code were men. Of the parolees, two were veterans, and the median age was 36. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man convicted of a crime against a person in 2018, and the oldest was a 62-year-old man convicted of a crime against justice in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Kirk Cochran. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2013, when he was 21 years old. He is now 27.
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.
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