The data shows that 88 men and 20 women were released in Adams County. Of the parolees, two were veterans, and the median age was 37. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2018, and the oldest was a 62-year-old man convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2017.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Gerald C. Schmidt Jr. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2008 when he was 45 years old. He is now 56.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in 2018 in each Adams County municipality.
| Municipality | Total 2018 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Point | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Clayton | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Liberty | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.7% |
| Mendon | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Payson | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Quincy | 97 | 1% | 0% | 44.3% |
| Ursa | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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