Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
The data shows that 20 men and three women were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 39. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 68-year-old man sentenced in 2022.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Alvin D. Bond. He was convicted in 2020 when he was 34 years old. He is now 39.
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.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 102 | 2% | 98% | 40 |
| St. Clair County | 24 | 20.8% | 79.2% | 43.5 |
| Macon County | 23 | 13% | 87% | 39 |
| Winnebago County | 18 | 5.6% | 94.4% | 40 |
| Peoria County | 18 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 40 |
| Madison County | 14 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 40 |
| Kane County | 14 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 35 |
| Will County | 13 | 7.7% | 92.3% | 32 |
| Lake County | 12 | 8.3% | 91.7% | 43.5 |
| McLean County | 12 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 40 |
| Sangamon County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Champaign County | 8 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
| Macoupin County | 7 | 42.9% | 57.1% | 43 |
| Rock Island County | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 31 |
| Montgomery County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 38 |
| Logan County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Kankakee County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 42.5 |
| Henry County | 6 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 42.5 |
| Fayette County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 39 |
| Morgan County | 5 | 40% | 60% | 36 |
| Adams County | 5 | 40% | 60% | 38 |
| McHenry County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Shelby County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 45.5 |
| Whiteside County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 34.5 |
| Clay County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 31.5 |
| Jefferson County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 37.5 |
| Lasalle County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 44.5 |
| McDonough County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 33 |
| Boone County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Christian County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Warren County | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 39 |
| Knox County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| DuPage County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Jackson County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Henderson County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 31 |
| Hardin County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Franklin County | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 30 |
| Fulton County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 33 |
| Union County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Tazewell County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 46.5 |
| Perry County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 48.5 |
| White County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Pike County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 42 |
| Stephenson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Woodford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Effingham County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 33.5 |
| Crawford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 58.5 |
| Greene County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Coles County | 2 | 100% | 0% | 35 |
| Jasper County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Cass County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Bureau County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Lawrence County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37.5 |
| Bond County | 2 | 100% | 0% | 46 |
| Marion County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 28 |
| Mason County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Clinton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Williamson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 62 |
| Wayne County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Vermilion County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Alexander County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 59 |
| DeWitt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Edgar County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Ford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Scott County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 41 |
| Saline County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Grundy County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 44 |
| Randolph County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Jersey County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Jo Daviess County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 31 |
| Ogle County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Lee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Monroe County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Marshall County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
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