Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
The data shows that both of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 31. The younger parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2023, and the oldest was a 42-year-old man sentenced in 2021.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Antwan Butler. He was convicted in 2021 when he was 39 years old. He is now 42.
Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to re-incarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.
In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.
“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”
A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 369 | 6.8% | 93.2% | 36 |
| Macon County | 31 | 3.2% | 96.8% | 38 |
| St. Clair County | 30 | 3.3% | 96.7% | 39.5 |
| Winnebago County | 29 | 13.8% | 86.2% | 40 |
| Lake County | 23 | 17.4% | 82.6% | 37 |
| Sangamon County | 22 | 18.2% | 81.8% | 38 |
| Madison County | 20 | 15% | 85% | 33 |
| Kane County | 20 | 15% | 85% | 37.5 |
| Peoria County | 18 | 5.6% | 94.4% | 41 |
| DuPage County | 15 | 6.7% | 93.3% | 32 |
| Will County | 12 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Vermilion County | 11 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Champaign County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Tazewell County | 8 | 25% | 75% | 40.5 |
| McLean County | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 30.5 |
| Jefferson County | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 36 |
| Williamson County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Stephenson County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Kendall County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 45.5 |
| Lasalle County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 27 |
| Jackson County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Pike County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 42 |
| Randolph County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Clark County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Macoupin County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Rock Island County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Marion County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 31.5 |
| Massac County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 46.5 |
| Union County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 29 |
| McHenry County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Lawrence County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 39 |
| Effingham County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Bureau County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Saline County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 36 |
| Franklin County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 41 |
| Morgan County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 40 |
| Jersey County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 35 |
| Richland County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 39 |
| Mercer County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Whiteside County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Perry County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Adams County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Livingston County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Boone County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 22.5 |
| Knox County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 24.5 |
| Gallatin County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Kankakee County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Edgar County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Coles County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47.5 |
| Iroquois County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 50 |
| Crawford County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 33.5 |
| Fayette County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| DeWitt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Stark County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| DeKalb County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Clinton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Wayne County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| White County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Carroll County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Bond County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Fulton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Grundy County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Hamilton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
| Piatt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 23 |
| Henry County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Ogle County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Moultrie County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Johnson County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 45 |
| Montgomery County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Menard County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Lee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Marshall County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Logan County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
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