The data shows that both of the released offenders in Watseka were men. The younger parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 23-year-old man sentenced in 2016.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Drey Watkins. He was convicted of a property crime in 2016 when he was 20 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 table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q3 2018 who were convicted of property crimes.
Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Q3 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
360
3.6%
96.4%
38
Rockford
29
3.5%
96.6%
36
Decatur
25
12%
88%
36
Joliet
25
12%
88%
36
Springfield
22
27.3%
72.7%
32
Peoria
22
9.1%
90.9%
33
Aurora
14
28.6%
71.4%
39
East Saint Louis
13
0%
100%
35
Waukegan
11
18.2%
81.8%
29
Kankakee
10
30%
70%
37
Belleville
9
11.1%
88.9%
27
Granite City
8
12.5%
87.5%
32
Rock Island
8
0%
100%
38
Chicago Heights
8
12.5%
87.5%
44
Zion
7
0%
100%
35
Champaign
6
16.7%
83.3%
41
Cicero
6
0%
100%
35
Danville
6
16.7%
83.3%
28
Mount Vernon
5
40%
60%
38
Mattoon
5
0%
100%
36
Quincy
5
40%
60%
41
Edwardsville
5
40%
60%
34
Lombard
5
0%
100%
42
Harvey
5
20%
80%
33
Marion
5
20%
80%
32
Alton
5
0%
100%
36
Bloomington
5
0%
100%
32
Round Lake
4
25%
75%
40
Park Forest
4
0%
100%
41
Maywood
4
0%
100%
58
Elgin
4
0%
100%
37
Carbondale
4
25%
75%
41
Herrin
4
25%
75%
39
Riverdale
4
0%
100%
35
Schaumburg
4
0%
100%
39
Harrisburg
4
0%
100%
36
Galesburg
4
0%
100%
34
Freeport
4
0%
100%
40
Midlothian
3
0%
100%
28
Dolton
3
0%
100%
35
Addison
3
0%
100%
27
Villa Park
3
0%
100%
36
Hazel Crest
3
33.3%
66.7%
36
Markham
3
33.3%
66.7%
44
West Frankfort
3
33.3%
66.7%
38
East Peoria
3
33.3%
66.7%
33
Jerseyville
3
0%
100%
32
Elmwood Park
3
0%
100%
25
Blue Island
3
0%
100%
43
Clinton
3
33.3%
66.7%
27
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