Chicago City Wire

There were two offenders convicted of homicide released on parole near Illinois zip code 60639 during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chicago City Wire.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in 60639 were men. The younger parolee was a 38-year-old man sentenced in 2000. The other was a 42-year-old man sentenced in 1994.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Corey Foster. He was convicted of homicide in 1994 when he was 18 years old. He is now 42.

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 second half of 2018 who were convicted of homicide.

Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled during the second half of 2018