The data shows that five men and one woman were released in Iroquois County. The median age of the parolees was 33. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced for a sex crime in 2018, and the oldest was a 46-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Michael Paulissen. He was convicted of a property crime in 2017 when he was 31 years old. He is now 34.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the second quarter of 2019 in each Iroquois County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watseka | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Loda | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Onarga | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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