Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
The data shows that all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons was 37. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2023, and the oldest was a 51-year-old man sentenced in 2023.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Andrew D. Freeman. He was convicted in 2021 when he was 23 years old. He is now 26.
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 | 175 | 9.1% | 90.9% | 35 |
| Winnebago County | 36 | 8.3% | 91.7% | 38.5 |
| Macon County | 31 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| St. Clair County | 23 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 37 |
| Madison County | 12 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Peoria County | 11 | 18.2% | 81.8% | 42 |
| Kane County | 11 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Champaign County | 9 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 36 |
| Sangamon County | 9 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Lake County | 9 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Will County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| McLean County | 7 | 42.9% | 57.1% | 34 |
| Kankakee County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Franklin County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Adams County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| DuPage County | 6 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 28.5 |
| Coles County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
| Tazewell County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Saline County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Macoupin County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Vermilion County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 33 |
| Knox County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Wabash County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Lasalle County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Whiteside County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| McHenry County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Stephenson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 46.5 |
| Mercer County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
| Perry County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Piatt County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Rock Island County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 42.5 |
| Richland County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 42.5 |
| Boone County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Edgar County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Jefferson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Jackson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Henry County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Woodford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Washington County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Calhoun County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 63 |
| Clark County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Williamson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Randolph County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Pope County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Pike County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Ogle County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Crawford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Marshall County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 29 |
| DeKalb County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Deported County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Logan County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Livingston County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Lee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| DeWitt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Iroquois County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Gallatin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Effingham County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 22 |
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