The data shows that 12 men and one woman were released in DeKalb County. The median age of the parolees was 36. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2019, and the oldest was a 59-year-old man sentenced for a financial crime or fraud in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Eduardo Almanza III. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2014 when he was 27 years old. He is now 33.
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 second quarter of 2020 in each DeKalb County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Sycamore | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
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