The data shows that 16 men and two women were released in DeKalb County. The median age of the parolees was 37. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2019, and the oldest was a 57-year-old man sentenced for a financial crime or fraud in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Markeese D. Howard. He was convicted of a property crime in 2015 when he was 20 years old. He is now 25.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the first quarter of 2020 in each DeKalb County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb | 13 | 0% | 7.7% | 15.4% |
| Sycamore | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Sandwich | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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