Q4 2020 Recap: 7 parolees from Will County convicted of crimes involving alcohol set for release

There were seven offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Will County during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

The data shows that six men and one woman were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol, one was a veteran, and the median age was 33. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 51-year-old man sentenced in 2020.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jose F. Espinosa. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 21 years old. He is now 23.

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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol were paroled during the fourth quarter of 2020 in each Illinois county.