The data shows four men and two women were released in DeWitt County. The median age of the parolees was 41. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2020, and the oldest was a 45-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2020.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Matthew T. Hendriex. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2019 when he was 41 years old. He is now 45.
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 fourth quarter of 2021 in each DeWitt County.
Prisoners paroled in Q4 2021
| County | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,661 | 3.19% | 3.91% | 13.31% |
| Winnebago | 129 | 3.88% | 3.88% | 17.83% |
| Lake | 98 | 16.33% | 3.06% | 16.33% |
| Will | 96 | 3.13% | 5.21% | 17.71% |
| Macon | 93 | 4.3% | 2.15% | 30.11% |
| Peoria | 87 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 20.69% |
| Kane | 82 | 3.66% | 2.44% | 18.29% |
| St. Clair | 74 | 1.35% | 4.05% | 21.62% |
| Madison | 69 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 20.29% |
| Sangamon | 60 | 8.33% | 1.67% | 16.67% |
| Champaign | 58 | 3.45% | 6.9% | 20.69% |
| McHenry | 53 | 28.3% | 3.77% | 24.53% |
| Rock Island | 52 | 3.85% | 0% | 38.46% |
| McLean | 49 | 2.04% | 0% | 22.45% |
| Dupage | 47 | 10.64% | 8.51% | 14.89% |
| Tazewell | 41 | 2.44% | 0% | 31.71% |
| Kankakee | 35 | 2.86% | 2.86% | 31.43% |
| Vermilion | 33 | 3.03% | 6.06% | 30.3% |
| Lasalle | 28 | 3.57% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Jefferson | 23 | 4.35% | 0% | 52.17% |
| DeKalb | 22 | 0% | 4.55% | 27.27% |
| Knox | 20 | 0% | 5% | 45% |
| Adams | 18 | 0% | 0% | 27.78% |
| Marion | 17 | 5.88% | 5.88% | 35.29% |
| Fulton | 16 | 12.5% | 6.25% | 18.75% |
| Williamson | 16 | 0% | 0% | 31.25% |
| Coles | 15 | 13.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Franklin | 15 | 6.67% | 6.67% | 33.33% |
| Effingham | 14 | 7.14% | 0% | 35.71% |
| Henry | 13 | 7.69% | 0% | 38.46% |
| Morgan | 13 | 0% | 0% | 61.54% |
| Kendall | 12 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Whiteside | 12 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Bond | 11 | 0% | 18.18% | 36.36% |
| Christian | 11 | 9.09% | 9.09% | 36.36% |
| Edgar | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45.45% |
| Jackson | 11 | 18.18% | 0% | 27.27% |
| Livingston | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Macoupin | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Pike | 11 | 0% | 0% | 72.73% |
| Saline | 11 | 9.09% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Boone | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| Jersey | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Logan | 10 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Mason | 10 | 10% | 0% | 40% |
| Randolph | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Richland | 10 | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Montgomery | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Ogle | 9 | 22.22% | 0% | 44.44% |
| Perry | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22.22% |
| Schuyler | 9 | 55.56% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Bureau | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Crawford | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| McDonough | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 25% |
| Stephenson | 8 | 0% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Wayne | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Lee | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Union | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Clark | 6 | 16.67% | 0% | 50% |
| DeWitt | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Fayette | 6 | 33.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Douglas | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Hancock | 5 | 40% | 0% | 40% |
| Iroquois | 5 | 20% | 0% | 20% |
| Monroe | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| White | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Carroll | 4 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| Cass | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Clinton | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Greene | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Johnson | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Shelby | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Washington | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Woodford | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Alexander | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Clay | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Grundy | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Marshall | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Massac | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Moultrie | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Piatt | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 0% |
| Warren | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edwards | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mercer | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pulaski | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Scott | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Calhoun | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Ford | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Henderson | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wabash | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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