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Q4 2018 Recap: Parolees in Sycamore convicted of crimes against persons

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There were three offenders convicted of crimes against persons released on parole in Sycamore during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DeKalb Times.

The data shows that three men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons was 33. The youngest parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced in 2015, and the oldest was a 43-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Dwan McShan. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2016 when he was 40 years old. He is now 43.

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 Q4 2018 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q4 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
169
7.7%
92.3%
34
Rockford
29
3.5%
96.6%
34
Joliet
15
6.7%
93.3%
37
Peoria
13
7.7%
92.3%
33
Decatur
12
0%
100%
34
Springfield
11
27.3%
72.7%
35
East Saint Louis
10
20%
80%
35
Kankakee
9
0%
100%
39
Champaign
7
14.3%
85.7%
38
Aurora
7
0%
100%
38
Calumet City
7
0%
100%
38
Bloomington
6
16.7%
83.3%
32
Maywood
6
0%
100%
34
Galesburg
6
16.7%
83.3%
32
Elgin
6
0%
100%
40
Streator
5
0%
100%
30
Urbana
5
0%
100%
30
Dolton
5
0%
100%
26
Pekin
5
0%
100%
43
Waukegan
5
0%
100%
39
Quincy
5
20%
80%
30
Danville
4
0%
100%
36
Belleville
4
25%
75%
38
Freeport
4
0%
100%
28
Des Plaines
4
0%
100%
45
Lincoln
3
0%
100%
32
Sycamore
3
0%
100%
33
Country Club Hills
3
0%
100%
36
Mattoon
3
0%
100%
41
Machesney Park
3
0%
100%
30
Chicago Heights
3
33.3%
66.7%
30
Sterling
3
0%
100%
39
Carbondale
3
33.3%
66.7%
35
Harvey
3
0%
100%
24
Murphysboro
3
33.3%
66.7%
38
Granite City
2
0%
100%
34
Hanover Park
2
0%
100%
28
Tinley Park
2
0%
100%
21
University Park
2
50%
50%
27
Island Lake
2
0%
100%
42
Jacksonville
2
50%
50%
32
Villa Park
2
0%
100%
36
Lewistown
2
0%
100%
51
Rantoul
2
0%
100%
30
Rochelle
2
0%
100%
31
Ramsey
2
0%
100%
33
Paris
2
0%
100%
36
Mount Vernon
2
50%
50%
34
South Holland
2
0%
100%
23
Montgomery
2
0%
100%
44

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