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Jan.-June 2019 Recap: Parolees in Carbondale convicted of property crimes

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

The data shows that four men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 39. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 52-year-old man sentenced in 2019.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Kenneth D. Ruffin II. He was convicted of a property crime in 2017 when he was 34 years old. He is now 36.

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 2019 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago6326.6%93.4%38
Rockford5810.3%89.7%37
Peoria4418.2%81.8%37
Decatur3815.8%84.2%37
Springfield3611.1%88.9%38
Joliet2817.9%82.1%36
Aurora2817.9%82.1%37
Waukegan238.7%91.3%37
Kankakee200%100%33
East Saint Louis2010%90%42
Danville1711.8%88.2%31
Belleville170%100%35
Harvey170%100%40
Champaign1520%80%39
Bloomington1414.3%85.7%27
Cicero137.7%92.3%38
Granite City1323.1%76.9%38
Elgin137.7%92.3%36
Collinsville128.3%91.7%33
Riverdale120%100%36
Blue Island120%100%48
Mount Vernon1127.3%72.7%31
Marion119.1%90.9%39
Maywood1010%90%39
Chicago Heights1010%90%42
Dolton100%100%37
Rock Island911.1%88.9%39
Wheaton911.1%88.9%33
Calumet City90%100%38
Broadview812.5%87.5%40
Berwyn837.5%62.5%34
Pekin812.5%87.5%32
Charleston837.5%62.5%34
Freeport80%100%36
Moline742.9%57.1%34
Saint Charles728.6%71.4%35
Wood River728.6%71.4%39
Centralia714.3%85.7%31
East Moline714.3%85.7%36
Melrose Park60%100%29
North Chicago616.7%83.3%40
Mattoon60%100%31
Streamwood616.7%83.3%33
Alton633.3%66.7%38
Sterling650%50%40
Bolingbrook60%100%34
Dekalb60%100%31
West Frankfort520%80%34
Ottawa520%80%28
Park Forest50%100%33

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