The data shows a man and a woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 48. The younger parolee was a 40-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 55-year-old woman sentenced in 2022.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Eric L. Smith. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 34 years old. He is now 40.
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 drug crimes were paroled during the fourth quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 161 | 5.59% | 94.41% | 39 |
| St. Clair | 20 | 15% | 85% | 42.5 |
| Macon | 18 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 33.5 |
| Peoria | 14 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lake | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 33 |
| Mclean | 13 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Rock Island | 13 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Champaign | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Kane | 11 | 36.36% | 63.64% | 35 |
| Lasalle | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 43 |
| Will | 11 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Madison | 10 | 30% | 70% | 33.5 |
| Crawford | 8 | 25% | 75% | 36.5 |
| Jefferson | 8 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 36.5 |
| Vermilion | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 41.5 |
| Sangamon | 7 | 57.14% | 42.86% | 36 |
| Tazewell | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 38 |
| Winnebago | 7 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 38.5 |
| Adams | 5 | 40% | 60% | 47 |
| Fayette | 5 | 20% | 80% | 41 |
| Franklin | 5 | 40% | 60% | 34 |
| Morgan | 5 | 60% | 40% | 42 |
| Christian | 4 | 0% | 100% | 27.5 |
| Henry | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
| Kankakee | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Cass | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Clay | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Douglas | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 45 |
| Greene | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Jackson | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 36 |
| Kendall | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Lawrence | 3 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Macoupin | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Mchenry | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 36 |
| Perry | 3 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Saline | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Alexander | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Clark | 2 | 100% | 0% | 36 |
| Dupage | 2 | 50% | 50% | 47.5 |
| Fulton | 2 | 50% | 50% | 38 |
| Hancock | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Marion | 2 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Marshall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Randolph | 2 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Richland | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 50% | 50% | 51 |
| White | 2 | 0% | 100% | 51.5 |
| Whiteside | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Bond | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Carroll | 1 | 100% | 0% | 48 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 62 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Grundy | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
| Jasper | 1 | 100% | 0% | 53 |
| Knox | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Logan | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Mcdonough | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Ogle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Pulaski | 1 | 100% | 0% | 42 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Washington | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Wayne | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Williamson | 1 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Woodford | 1 | 100% | 0% | 26 |
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