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Monday, November 25, 2024

Q2 Recap: 1 parolee from Macon County convicted of a financial crime or fraud set for supervised release

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Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

There was one offender convicted of a financial crime or fraud living in Macon County released on parole during the second quarter of 2024, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Macon Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2022 when he was 33 years old. He is now 35.

Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to re-incarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.

In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.

“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”

A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.

Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Q2 2024
CountyTotal Number of Parolees% Women% MenMedian age
Cook County263.8%96.2%33
Adams County540%60%44
Madison County333.3%66.7%51
Lake County366.7%33.3%53
DuPage County250%50%54
Peoria County20%100%42
St. Clair County20%100%30
Sangamon County20%100%33.5
McLean County10%100%51
Montgomery County10%100%44
Perry County10%100%39
Saline County10%100%33
Shelby County1100%0%39
Will County10%100%45
Williamson County10%100%24
Winnebago County10%100%42
Woodford County10%100%38
Massac County1100%0%38
Marion County10%100%23
Macoupin County1100%0%33
Macon County10%100%35
Lasalle County1100%0%33
Kane County10%100%65
Jersey County10%100%43
Jefferson County10%100%45
Iroquois County10%100%26
Crawford County1100%0%37
Bond County1100%0%50

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