DeKalb Times

There were four offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in DeKalb County during the second quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DeKalb Times.

The data shows that three men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 40. The youngest parolee was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 55-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Melissa Neal. She was convicted in 2015 when she was 33 years old. She is now 38.

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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of drug crimes were paroled during the second quarter of 2019 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	544	7.2%	92.8%	39
Will County	34	8.8%	91.2%	37
Winnebago County	33	15.2%	84.8%	34
Sangamon County	25	0%	100%	39
Kankakee County	25	0%	100%	42
Vermilion County	23	21.7%	78.3%	37
Mclean County	22	18.2%	81.8%	37
Madison County	20	30%	70%	40
Tazewell County	19	5.3%	94.7%	39
Peoria County	18	5.6%	94.4%	37
Macon County	18	16.7%	83.3%	39
Rock Island County	17	11.8%	88.2%	37
Kane County	17	23.5%	76.5%	36
Lake County	15	6.7%	93.3%	37
Dupage County	15	6.7%	93.3%	33
St. Clair County	14	7.1%	92.9%	39
Adams County	14	28.6%	71.4%	32
Lasalle County	13	23.1%	76.9%	33
Jefferson County	13	46.2%	53.8%	37
Champaign County	12	8.3%	91.7%	36
Coles County	10	40%	60%	43
Mason County	8	25%	75%	34
Lawrence County	8	25%	75%	42
Morgan County	7	28.6%	71.4%	36
Knox County	7	28.6%	71.4%	37
Williamson County	6	0%	100%	39
Perry County	6	66.7%	33.3%	30
Montgomery County	6	50%	50%	32
Mchenry County	6	33.3%	66.7%	37
Whiteside County	5	60%	40%	38
Saline County	5	20%	80%	37
Ogle County	5	20%	80%	35
Marion County	5	0%	100%	29
Henry County	5	60%	40%	31
Fayette County	5	20%	80%	31
Edgar County	5	20%	80%	38
Crawford County	5	20%	80%	38
Bureau County	5	20%	80%	34
Monroe County	4	0%	100%	34
Macoupin County	4	0%	100%	49
Livingston County	4	0%	100%	49
Kendall County	4	0%	100%	36
Jackson County	4	25%	75%	32
Franklin County	4	0%	100%	30
Dekalb County	4	25%	75%	40
Clay County	4	75%	25%	42
Carroll County	4	50%	50%	41
Boone County	4	0%	100%	37
Bond County	4	50%	50%	39
White County	3	33.3%	66.7%	46
Wayne County	3	66.7%	33.3%	44
Logan County	3	0%	100%	32
Lee County	3	33.3%	66.7%	40
Clinton County	3	0%	100%	30
Christian County	3	33.3%	66.7%	49
Warren County	2	50%	50%	34
Wabash County	2	100%	0%	43
Stephenson County	2	0%	100%	36
Shelby County	2	0%	100%	37
Randolph County	2	50%	50%	35
Mcdonough County	2	50%	50%	28
Massac County	2	50%	50%	52
Hancock County	2	0%	100%	36
Hamilton County	2	50%	50%	29
Grundy County	2	0%	100%	46
Fulton County	2	50%	50%	31
Effingham County	2	0%	100%	23
De Witt County	2	50%	50%	42
Woodford County	1	0%	100%	41
Washington County	1	0%	100%	37
Richland County	1	0%	100%	47
Pope County	1	0%	100%	33
Pike County	1	100%	0%	25
Johnson County	1	0%	100%	35
Jersey County	1	100%	0%	39
Jasper County	1	100%	0%	26
Iroquois County	1	100%	0%	36
Henderson County	1	100%	0%	55
Greene County	1	0%	100%	37
Douglas County	1	100%	0%	34
Clark County	1	0%	100%	40
Cass County	1	100%	0%	41
Calhoun County	1	0%	100%	40
Alexander County	1	0%	100%	24