The data shows that both of the released offenders in Dekalb were men. The younger parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2017. The other was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Corey Martel. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2017 when he was 20 years old. He is now 22.
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 drug crimes.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q3 2018