The data shows that 89 men and 12 women were released in Macon County. Of the parolees, two were veterans, and the median age was 37. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced for a crime against justice in 2019, and the oldest was a 68-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Anthony Jennings. He was convicted of homicide in 1998 when he was 16 years old. He is now 39.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the first quarter of 2020 in each Macon County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur | 98 | 2% | 1% | 19.4% |
| Macon | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Mt Zion | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Oreana | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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