The data shows that both of the released offenders in Watseka were men. The younger parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced in 2015. The other was a 41-year-old man sentenced in 2016.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Keenan A. Baker. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2015 when he was 19 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 2018 who were convicted of crimes against persons.
Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
545
10.3%
89.7%
35
Rockford
98
4.1%
95.9%
35
Decatur
55
0%
100%
34
Springfield
47
14.9%
85.1%
35
Joliet
46
2.2%
97.8%
35
East Saint Louis
39
15.4%
84.6%
37
Peoria
39
12.8%
87.2%
35
Waukegan
32
15.6%
84.4%
34
Kankakee
32
6.3%
93.8%
36
Aurora
29
3.5%
96.6%
38
Bloomington
20
15%
85%
34
Harvey
20
20%
80%
36
Elgin
20
10%
90%
37
Quincy
18
16.7%
83.3%
37
Urbana
17
11.8%
88.2%
32
Champaign
16
6.3%
93.8%
36
Granite City
15
13.3%
86.7%
36
Galesburg
14
7.1%
92.9%
33
Chicago Heights
13
7.7%
92.3%
33
Calumet City
13
0%
100%
36
Belleville
13
23.1%
76.9%
34
Alton
13
0%
100%
37
Riverdale
12
8.3%
91.7%
32
Cicero
12
0%
100%
30
Blue Island
10
10%
90%
34
Danville
10
0%
100%
41
Pekin
10
10%
90%
37
Marion
10
10%
90%
36
Freeport
9
0%
100%
30
Centralia
9
11.1%
88.9%
37
Maywood
9
0%
100%
40
Zion
8
0%
100%
41
Des Plaines
8
0%
100%
36
Dolton
8
0%
100%
28
Streator
8
12.5%
87.5%
33
Mattoon
8
0%
100%
36
Lincoln
7
0%
100%
31
Vandalia
7
14.3%
85.7%
40
Rock Island
7
14.3%
85.7%
35
Sterling
7
14.3%
85.7%
35
Country Club Hills
7
0%
100%
35
Rantoul
7
0%
100%
27
Sycamore
7
14.3%
85.7%
36
Carbondale
7
14.3%
85.7%
39
Mount Vernon
7
14.3%
85.7%
33
Park Forest
7
0%
100%
37
Loves Park
6
0%
100%
36
Belvidere
6
0%
100%
29
Wheaton
6
16.7%
83.3%
29
Broadview
6
0%
100%
39
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