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 three men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 33. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 47-year-old woman sentenced in 2024.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Lamar E. Brew. He was convicted in 2020 when he was 23 years old. He is now 27.
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 | 301 | 5% | 95% | 33 |
| Macon County | 28 | 7.1% | 92.9% | 37 |
| Winnebago County | 23 | 21.7% | 78.3% | 43 |
| Lake County | 20 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| St. Clair County | 20 | 20% | 80% | 39 |
| Will County | 15 | 6.7% | 93.3% | 37 |
| Madison County | 15 | 13.3% | 86.7% | 46 |
| Peoria County | 15 | 20% | 80% | 36 |
| Sangamon County | 13 | 7.7% | 92.3% | 38 |
| Kane County | 12 | 8.3% | 91.7% | 36.5 |
| DuPage County | 9 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| McLean County | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 35 |
| Kankakee County | 6 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 37.5 |
| Rock Island County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 28.5 |
| Coles County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 29 |
| Champaign County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 29.5 |
| Tazewell County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 43 |
| Whiteside County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 44.5 |
| Jackson County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Adams County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Vermilion County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 29 |
| McHenry County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 30 |
| Morgan County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Clay County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Lasalle County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Marion County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Logan County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Randolph County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 31 |
| Montgomery County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Mercer County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 46.5 |
| McDonough County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Massac County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Mason County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 24 |
| Pike County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Christian County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47.5 |
| Macoupin County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Livingston County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Lawrence County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Knox County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Kendall County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33.5 |
| Williamson County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 41.5 |
| Jersey County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Jefferson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Hamilton County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 42.5 |
| Union County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
| Crawford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 19 |
| Wabash County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Wayne County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| White County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Carroll County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Bureau County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Woodford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
| Saline County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| DeKalb County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| DeWitt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Edgar County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Marshall County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Fayette County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Ford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Franklin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Gallatin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Grundy County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Iroquois County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Henry County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 59 |
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