Latoya Hughes Director at Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website
Latoya Hughes Director at Illinois Department of Corrections | Official website
The data shows that all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 33. The youngest parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2023, and the oldest was a 45-year-old man sentenced in 2023.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Zachary O. Rennison. He was convicted in 2020 when he was 29 years old. He is now 33.
Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to re-incarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.
In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.
“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”
A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 332 | 7.5% | 92.5% | 33 |
| St. Clair County | 36 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 33 |
| Winnebago County | 33 | 18.2% | 81.8% | 36 |
| Peoria County | 23 | 4.3% | 95.7% | 37 |
| Macon County | 22 | 4.5% | 95.5% | 44 |
| Kane County | 17 | 11.8% | 88.2% | 34 |
| Madison County | 17 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Champaign County | 14 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 32.5 |
| McLean County | 12 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 38 |
| Will County | 10 | 10% | 90% | 37 |
| Lake County | 9 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Tazewell County | 9 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 34 |
| Kankakee County | 9 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 39 |
| Jefferson County | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 49.5 |
| DuPage County | 8 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Vermilion County | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 29.5 |
| Williamson County | 7 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 39 |
| Montgomery County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Sangamon County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Rock Island County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Jersey County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Boone County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Jackson County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Saline County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 44.5 |
| Fulton County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
| Edgar County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 39 |
| Coles County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Randolph County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Warren County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Whiteside County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Adams County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lasalle County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| DeKalb County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Douglas County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 36 |
| Effingham County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 35 |
| Clark County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Bureau County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 34 |
| White County | 2 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Union County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Stephenson County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 36.5 |
| Alexander County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Schuyler County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Hamilton County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Richland County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Henry County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Perry County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 51.5 |
| Bond County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Livingston County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Moultrie County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Logan County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Morgan County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Marion County | 2 | 100% | 0% | 37.5 |
| McHenry County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 61.5 |
| Christian County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Crawford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Macoupin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Washington County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Knox County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Kendall County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Mercer County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Jasper County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Shelby County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 59 |
| Scott County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Franklin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Greene County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Ogle County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 39 |
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