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Jan.-June 2018 Recap: Parolees in Villa Park convicted of crimes against persons

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There were two offenders convicted of crimes against persons released on parole in Villa Park during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Villa Park were men. The younger parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced in 2016. The other was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Shaquille Harrell. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2016 when he was 22 years old. He is now 25.

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 during the first half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago24110.8%89.2%36
Rockford494.1%95.9%35
Decatur270%100%35
Springfield2213.6%86.4%36
Waukegan2218.2%81.8%32
East Saint Louis2020%80%38
Joliet180%100%35
Peoria1513.3%86.7%36
Aurora120%100%34
Harvey1136.4%63.6%39
Elgin1010%90%37
Bloomington812.5%87.5%39
Quincy80%100%41
Alton80%100%39
Kankakee80%100%34
Riverdale70%100%33
Galesburg70%100%34
Urbana728.6%71.4%35
Granite City714.3%85.7%36
Broadview60%100%39
Belleville633.3%66.7%29
Chicago Heights60%100%31
Melrose Park60%100%30
Cicero60%100%30
Centralia520%80%42
Pekin520%80%31
Vandalia520%80%45
Round Lake50%100%32
Zion50%100%43
Edwardsville450%50%37
Marion40%100%37
Freeport40%100%30
Danville40%100%40
Park Forest40%100%39
Berwyn40%100%33
Champaign40%100%39
Wheaton425%75%33
Wheeling425%75%31
Carbondale40%100%41
Carmi425%75%40
Rock Island425%75%39
Lincoln30%100%30
Streator333.3%66.7%38
Sycamore333.3%66.7%41
Ullin30%100%27
Woodstock30%100%33
Dolton30%100%31
Mount Vernon30%100%35
Sterling30%100%35
Romeoville333.3%66.7%34

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