The data shows a man and a woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 50. The younger parolee was a 43-year-old woman sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 56-year-old man sentenced in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Rebecca Van Vlerah. She was convicted in 2019 when she was 40 years old. She is now 43.
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 crimes involving alcohol were paroled during the first quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Q1 of 2021
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 54 | 9.26% | 90.74% | 45 |
| Mchenry County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Winnebago County | 10 | 20% | 80% | 56 |
| Will County | 8 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Lake County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Champaign County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Dupage County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 47 |
| Kane County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
| Macon County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 59 |
| Mclean County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Peoria County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Rock Island County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Sangamon County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Boone County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Coles County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| St. Clair County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Whiteside County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Dekalb County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 50 |
| Jackson County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
| Macoupin County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Madison County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Woodford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Adams County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Bureau County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Franklin County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Grundy County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Iroquois County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Jefferson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Jersey County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 42 |
| Kankakee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Livingston County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Pike County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Stephenson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Vermilion County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
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