Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
The data shows that all of the released offenders on parolee among the parolees were men. Of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes, one was a veteran, and the median age was 40. The youngest parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2023, and the oldest was a 57-year-old man sentenced in 2023.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Timothy L. Carr Jr. He was convicted in 2023 when he was 35 years old. He is now 36.
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 | 107 | 6.5% | 93.5% | 38 |
| Madison County | 23 | 30.4% | 69.6% | 41 |
| St. Clair County | 18 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 42 |
| Peoria County | 18 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 35.5 |
| Sangamon County | 17 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Winnebago County | 17 | 11.8% | 88.2% | 32 |
| Kane County | 12 | 8.3% | 91.7% | 33.5 |
| McLean County | 12 | 25% | 75% | 41.5 |
| Will County | 11 | 18.2% | 81.8% | 34 |
| Adams County | 11 | 18.2% | 81.8% | 37 |
| Lake County | 9 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Macon County | 9 | 22.2% | 77.8% | 39 |
| Montgomery County | 7 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 54 |
| DuPage County | 7 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 40 |
| Lawrence County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Jefferson County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 48 |
| Jackson County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Randolph County | 5 | 60% | 40% | 36 |
| Rock Island County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Effingham County | 5 | 40% | 60% | 37 |
| Williamson County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Christian County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 33 |
| Bond County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 41.5 |
| Macoupin County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 49 |
| Livingston County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 38.5 |
| Champaign County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Kendall County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Kankakee County | 4 | 50% | 50% | 43 |
| Wayne County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 39.5 |
| Coles County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 46.5 |
| Pike County | 4 | 50% | 50% | 36.5 |
| Tazewell County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Fayette County | 4 | 50% | 50% | 38.5 |
| Franklin County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 44.5 |
| Crawford County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 50 |
| Vermilion County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Perry County | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 36 |
| Morgan County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Clark County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Henry County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| McHenry County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Marion County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 49 |
| Massac County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Woodford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
| Shelby County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Greene County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Hancock County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Hardin County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| DeKalb County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 28.5 |
| Jersey County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 29 |
| Knox County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Lasalle County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Clay County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 48.5 |
| Logan County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 29.5 |
| Boone County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49.5 |
| Wabash County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Clinton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| White County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Deported County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Carroll County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Stephenson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Bureau County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 26 |
| Stark County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 27 |
| Edgar County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Fulton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Saline County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Grundy County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Richland County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Pope County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 38 |
| Piatt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Iroquois County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 44 |
| Monroe County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Mercer County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Menard County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Lee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| McDonough County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 43 |
| Marshall County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 27 |
| Mason County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
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