Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
All of the parolees were men, with a median age of 37. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2025, and the oldest was a 38-year-old man sentenced in 2022.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Frank Ryan. He was convicted in 2022 when he was 35 years old. He is now 38.
Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to reincarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.
In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.
“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”
A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 820 | 4.1% | 95.9% | 33 |
| St. Clair County | 68 | 20.6% | 79.4% | 37 |
| Macon County | 61 | 3.3% | 96.7% | 36 |
| Peoria County | 52 | 5.8% | 94.2% | 35.5 |
| Winnebago County | 42 | 7.1% | 92.9% | 35 |
| Lake County | 39 | 2.6% | 97.4% | 34 |
| Kane County | 30 | 3.3% | 96.7% | 35 |
| Sangamon County | 26 | 3.8% | 96.2% | 34 |
| DuPage County | 26 | 7.7% | 92.3% | 30 |
| Champaign County | 25 | 4% | 96% | 33 |
| Will County | 24 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Madison County | 19 | 21.1% | 78.9% | 34 |
| Kankakee County | 18 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Vermilion County | 17 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| McLean County | 12 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Rock Island County | 10 | 10% | 90% | 32.5 |
| Tazewell County | 10 | 10% | 90% | 37.5 |
| Knox County | 9 | 22.2% | 77.8% | 33 |
| Lasalle County | 8 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Stephenson County | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 34 |
| Adams County | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 37 |
| Henry County | 6 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 38.5 |
| Jefferson County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 32.5 |
| McHenry County | 5 | 20% | 80% | 33 |
| Whiteside County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Jackson County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 31.5 |
| Saline County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Franklin County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Kendall County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| DeKalb County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Wayne County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Ogle County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Marion County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Edgar County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Williamson County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Iroquois County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Bureau County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Union County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Boone County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Christian County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 36.5 |
| Mercer County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 46.5 |
| Montgomery County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Clark County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Crawford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 60 |
| Livingston County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Randolph County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Jersey County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 40 |
| Woodford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Fulton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Cass County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Wabash County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Warren County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| White County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Alexander County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 57 |
| Fayette County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Effingham County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Douglas County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Lawrence County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Lee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Logan County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Macoupin County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Marshall County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Mason County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Massac County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| McDonough County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 21 |
| Coles County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Menard County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 21 |
| Morgan County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Clinton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Clay County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
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