The data shows that three men were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for homicide, one is a veteran, and the median age is 33. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 54-year-old man sentenced in 2008.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Allen Barrett. He was convicted of homicide in 2008 when he was 45 years old. He is now 54.
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 during the first half of 2018 who were convicted of homicide.
Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled during the first half of 2018
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