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Jan.-June 2018 Recap: Parolees in West Chicago convicted of drug crimes

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There were three offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in West Chicago during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

The data shows that one man and two women were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 33. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old woman sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 42-year-old man sentenced in 2007.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Jason M. Dulceak. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2007 when he was 30 years old. He is now 42.

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 drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1,0077.8%92.3%40
Springfield464.4%95.7%39
Joliet456.7%93.3%36
Rockford444.6%95.5%37
Peoria358.6%91.4%40
Aurora2913.8%86.2%33
Decatur280%100%34
Waukegan238.7%91.3%37
Kankakee230%100%42
Bloomington220%100%39
Quincy1926.3%73.7%35
Broadview175.9%94.1%36
Chicago Heights160%100%42
Danville1526.7%73.3%38
East Saint Louis150%100%40
Maywood130%100%34
Harvey128.3%91.7%37
Elgin128.3%91.7%36
Pekin119.1%90.9%28
Marion110%100%37
Mount Vernon110%100%32
Ottawa1020%80%38
Freeport1020%80%36
Alton1020%80%34
Belleville1010%90%39
Lawrenceville1020%80%38
Bellwood100%100%33
Harrisburg911.1%88.9%44
Rock Island922.2%77.8%39
Champaign911.1%88.9%38
Blue Island90%100%38
Calumet City80%100%45
Galesburg812.5%87.5%40
Melrose Park80%100%43
Jacksonville80%100%35
Centralia728.6%71.4%42
Dolton70%100%43
Mount Carmel714.3%85.7%40
Sterling714.3%85.7%39
Machesney Park714.3%85.7%34
North Chicago70%100%41
Riverdale60%100%42
Berwyn616.7%83.3%38
Greenville60%100%36
Normal616.7%83.3%40
Mchenry60%100%38
Bolingbrook616.7%83.3%38
Jerseyville520%80%34
Hazel Crest50%100%52
Dekalb50%100%34

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