The data shows that both of the released offenders in Quincy were women. The younger parolee was a 35-year-old woman sentenced in 2016. The other was a 51-year-old woman sentenced in 2015.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Cheri Mays. She was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2015 when she was 47 years old. She is now 51.
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 shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q1 2018 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.
Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Q1 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
97
14.4%
85.6%
40
Joliet
10
20%
80%
36
Rockford
10
10%
90%
37
Decatur
7
42.9%
57.1%
36
Peoria
6
33.3%
66.7%
44
Freeport
4
50%
50%
47
Springfield
4
0%
100%
40
Broadview
4
0%
100%
39
Bloomington
4
0%
100%
39
Aurora
4
0%
100%
38
Champaign
3
33.3%
66.7%
45
Waukegan
3
0%
100%
48
Harvey
3
0%
100%
31
Riverdale
3
33.3%
66.7%
34
Mount Prospect
3
0%
100%
36
Kankakee
3
0%
100%
43
Robinson
3
0%
100%
39
Elmwood Park
2
0%
100%
43
Quincy
2
100%
0%
43
Country Club Hills
2
0%
100%
32
Elgin
2
0%
100%
36
Pittsfield
2
0%
100%
31
Glenwood
2
50%
50%
44
Paxton
2
50%
50%
23
Lansing
2
0%
100%
34
Lockport
2
0%
100%
45
Oblong
2
0%
100%
40
Murphysboro
2
0%
100%
42
Mattoon
2
0%
100%
29
Melrose Park
2
0%
100%
40
Romeoville
2
0%
100%
44
Dolton
2
0%
100%
33
Vandalia
2
50%
50%
44
Moline
2
50%
50%
41
Berwyn
2
0%
100%
30
Cicero
2
0%
100%
26
Belvidere
2
0%
100%
46
Woodridge
2
50%
50%
36
Wheeling
1
0%
100%
34
Oswego
1
0%
100%
32
Monmouth
1
100%
0%
26
Wauconda
1
100%
0%
34
Orland Park
1
0%
100%
38
West Chicago
1
0%
100%
42
Oak Lawn
1
0%
100%
49
Morris
1
0%
100%
38
Wheaton
1
0%
100%
49
Moweaqua
1
0%
100%
34
Zion
1
0%
100%
48
Washington
1
0%
100%
34
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