Quantcast

Chicago City Wire

Friday, April 19, 2024

Jan.-June 2018 Recap: Parolees in Chicago convicted of crimes involving alcohol

Police 06

There were 196 offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Chicago during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chicago City Wire.

The data shows that 183 men and 13 women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol, two were veterans, and the median age was 43. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2016, and the oldest was a 70-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Anthony Morales. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2011 when he was 33 years old. He is now 41.

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 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders during the first half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1966.6%93.4%43
Joliet1717.7%82.4%44
Broadview160%100%40
Decatur1618.8%81.3%41
Kankakee160%100%35
Elgin1118.2%81.8%43
Aurora911.1%88.9%41
Rockford825%75%39
Cicero60%100%42
Des Plaines616.7%83.3%45
Bolingbrook50%100%38
Blue Island50%100%47
Bloomington50%100%51
Calumet City50%100%39
Maywood50%100%35
Champaign520%80%43
East Peoria450%50%49
Chicago Heights40%100%43
Springfield425%75%39
Ullin40%100%49
Peoria40%100%49
North Chicago30%100%51
Ottawa30%100%50
Carpentersville30%100%45
Waukegan30%100%40
Marion30%100%41
Freeport20%100%57
Hazel Crest20%100%38
Macomb250%50%50
Hickory Hills20%100%42
Homewood20%100%67
East Moline20%100%49
Harvey20%100%44
Machesney Park20%100%47
Harvard20%100%46
Harwood Heights20%100%39
Zion20%100%57
Lansing20%100%38
Galesburg20%100%53
Mount Prospect20%100%38
Pekin20%100%40
Riverdale250%50%35
Palatine20%100%59
Loves Park2100%0%38
Lake Zurich20%100%42
Dolton250%50%48
Addison250%50%40
Oak Brook20%100%60
West Frankfort250%50%51
Morris20%100%59

MORE NEWS