The data shows that eight men were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for homicide, one is a veteran, and the median age is 48. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 67-year-old man sentenced in 1982.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Charles Mitchell. He was convicted of homicide in 1976 when he was 21 years old. He is now 63.
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 shows the 50 zips in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q2 2018 who were convicted of homicide.
Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in Q2 2018