The data shows 10 men and one woman were released in DeKalb County. The median age of the parolees was 33. 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 56-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving alcohol in 2020.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Randy Darring. He was convicted of a crime against justice in 2015 when he was 30 years old. He is now 36.
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 2021 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 | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Sycamore | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cortland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Somonauk | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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