The data shows four men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 29. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 35-year-old woman sentenced in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Eric W. Stein. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 25 years old. He is now 29.
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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of drug crimes were paroled during the fourth quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q4 of 2021
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 221 | 6.79% | 93.21% | 40 |
| Macon | 28 | 3.57% | 96.43% | 38 |
| Winnebago | 23 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 37 |
| Rock Island | 20 | 5% | 95% | 37 |
| Peoria | 18 | 22.22% | 77.78% | 42.5 |
| Will | 17 | 11.76% | 88.24% | 32 |
| Lake | 16 | 6.25% | 93.75% | 31 |
| St. Clair | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 41.5 |
| Kane | 15 | 20% | 80% | 32 |
| Madison | 14 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 36 |
| Mchenry | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 33 |
| Tazewell | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 35 |
| Champaign | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 35 |
| Jefferson | 12 | 25% | 75% | 39 |
| Lasalle | 12 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Kankakee | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 38 |
| Mclean | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 48 |
| Sangamon | 10 | 10% | 90% | 45 |
| Vermilion | 10 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Knox | 9 | 44.44% | 55.56% | 47 |
| Morgan | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 35 |
| Pike | 8 | 25% | 75% | 42.5 |
| Dupage | 7 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Dekalb | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38 |
| Jersey | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 40 |
| Marion | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45.5 |
| Adams | 5 | 40% | 60% | 38 |
| Coles | 5 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Edgar | 5 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Effingham | 5 | 20% | 80% | 38 |
| Franklin | 5 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Henry | 5 | 40% | 60% | 31 |
| Williamson | 5 | 20% | 80% | 29 |
| Bond | 4 | 50% | 50% | 29 |
| Bureau | 4 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Christian | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Crawford | 4 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Livingston | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32.5 |
| Logan | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35.5 |
| Mason | 4 | 50% | 50% | 37.5 |
| Ogle | 4 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Boone | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Carroll | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 54 |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Dewitt | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45 |
| Fulton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jackson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Lee | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Randolph | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 49 |
| Richland | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 32 |
| Clay | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Edwards | 2 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Fayette | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Greene | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Hancock | 2 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Johnson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Kendall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 50% | 50% | 36.5 |
| Macoupin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Marshall | 2 | 50% | 50% | 28 |
| Mcdonough | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Monroe | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Perry | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Saline | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Shelby | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Wayne | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Alexander | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Calhoun | 1 | 100% | 0% | 48 |
| Cass | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Schuyler | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Stephenson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
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