The data shows all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, one was a veteran, and the median age was 39. The youngest parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 47-year-old man sentenced in 2021.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Charles M. Schott. He was convicted in 2015 when he was 25 years old. He is now 33.
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 first quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q1 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 168 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 38 |
| Macon | 21 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 35 |
| Lake | 18 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 33 |
| Will | 17 | 5.88% | 94.12% | 30 |
| Kane | 16 | 18.75% | 81.25% | 35.5 |
| Madison | 16 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 38 |
| Mclean | 16 | 6.25% | 93.75% | 32.5 |
| Sangamon | 14 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 32.5 |
| St. Clair | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 37.5 |
| Winnebago | 14 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Jefferson | 13 | 38.46% | 61.54% | 31 |
| Peoria | 13 | 15.38% | 84.62% | 38 |
| Kankakee | 11 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Marion | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 36 |
| Vermilion | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Champaign | 10 | 20% | 80% | 32.5 |
| Dupage | 10 | 20% | 80% | 37 |
| Mchenry | 9 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 34 |
| Rock Island | 9 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Tazewell | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 47 |
| Coles | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 47 |
| Adams | 7 | 42.86% | 57.14% | 35 |
| Henry | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 42 |
| Lasalle | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 37 |
| Morgan | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 42.5 |
| Crawford | 5 | 60% | 40% | 44 |
| Bond | 4 | 0% | 100% | 42.5 |
| Cass | 4 | 25% | 75% | 26 |
| Franklin | 4 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Greene | 4 | 25% | 75% | 47 |
| Jackson | 4 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Logan | 4 | 25% | 75% | 36.5 |
| Perry | 4 | 50% | 50% | 32 |
| Whiteside | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35.5 |
| Christian | 3 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Clinton | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Fayette | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Fulton | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Jersey | 3 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Livingston | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Washington | 3 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Williamson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Bureau | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Carroll | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50.5 |
| Douglas | 2 | 0% | 100% | 28.5 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
| Hancock | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Knox | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33.5 |
| Macoupin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Massac | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Randolph | 2 | 50% | 50% | 42.5 |
| Richland | 2 | 50% | 50% | 43.5 |
| Schuyler | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| White | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Dewitt | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 100% | 0% | 28 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 100% | 0% | 38 |
| Kendall | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Moultrie | 1 | 0% | 100% | 60 |
| Ogle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Saline | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Warren | 1 | 100% | 0% | 28 |
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