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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

2019 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in zip code 62523?

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There were 25 offenders released on parole during 2019 that live near Illinois zip code 62523, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Macon Reporter.

The data shows that 22 men and three women were released in Decatur zip code. The median age of the parolees was 36. The youngest parolee was an 18-year-old man convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2018, and the oldest was an 57-year-old man convicted of a crime against a person in 2018.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Joshua Farnam. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 1982, when he was 0 years old. He is now 38.

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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