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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

July-Dec. 2019 Recap: Parolees in Marion convicted of crimes against persons

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There were four offenders convicted of crimes against persons released on parole in Marion during the second half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Carbondale Reporter.

The data shows that three men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons was 30. The youngest parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced in 2016, and the oldest was a 42-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Keenan A. Parson. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2016 when he was 22 years old. He is now 25.

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 second half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in July-Dec. 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago3248.6%91.4%37
Rockford664.5%95.5%38
Decatur277.4%92.6%33
Peoria273.7%96.3%36
Kankakee260%100%34
Springfield2218.2%81.8%37
Joliet2010%90%37
East Saint Louis1414.3%85.7%36
Champaign1421.4%78.6%35
Quincy137.7%92.3%34
Chicago Heights1020%80%40
Danville1030%70%35
Waukegan100%100%33
Calumet City100%100%31
Urbana1010%90%30
Freeport80%100%42
Granite City812.5%87.5%41
Bloomington812.5%87.5%39
Zion714.3%85.7%32
Dixon60%100%35
Alton60%100%32
Saint Charles60%100%31
Elgin60%100%32
Aurora60%100%39
Pekin50%100%35
North Chicago520%80%33
Centralia520%80%29
Bolingbrook50%100%29
Rantoul50%100%36
Harvey520%80%41
Ottawa50%100%38
Blue Island50%100%33
South Holland50%100%34
Berwyn50%100%29
Riverdale40%100%29
Mattoon425%75%36
Round Lake40%100%38
Madison40%100%31
Galesburg40%100%29
Dolton40%100%30
Belleville40%100%31
Robbins40%100%40
East Peoria40%100%31
Marion425%75%31
Cicero40%100%35
Maywood30%100%34
Jacksonville30%100%35
Carpentersville30%100%29
Metropolis30%100%39
Melrose Park333.3%66.7%33

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