The data shows that all of the released offenders in DeKalb County were men. The median age of the parolees was 31. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2019, and the oldest was a 44-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Clint J. Cavanaugh. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2018 when he was 36 years old. He is now 39.
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 third quarter of 2020 in each DeKalb County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q3 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Genoa | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kingston | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Sandwich | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Somonauk | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Sycamore | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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