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Jan.-June 2018 Recap: Parolees in Waukegan convicted of property crimes

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There were 33 offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole in Waukegan during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Lake County Gazette.

The data shows that 32 men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 34. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Eric Maxey. He was convicted of a property crime in 2012 when he was 46 years old. He is now 54.

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 shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders during the first half of 2018 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago6564.7%95.3%39
Rockford5915.3%84.8%37
Springfield5610.7%89.3%34
Joliet407.5%92.5%34
Peoria3713.5%86.5%35
Decatur3411.8%88.2%41
Waukegan333%97%34
Aurora3112.9%87.1%36
East Saint Louis229.1%90.9%40
Danville210%100%33
Champaign2035%65%34
Kankakee170%100%39
Granite City1723.5%76.5%35
Harvey137.7%92.3%43
Bloomington1315.4%84.6%34
Riverdale128.3%91.7%38
Berwyn128.3%91.7%39
Wheaton119.1%90.9%43
Alton119.1%90.9%42
Belleville110%100%35
Urbana100%100%42
Pekin1040%60%36
Blue Island1010%90%40
Chicago Heights100%100%30
Broadview90%100%31
Edwardsville922.2%77.8%30
Maywood911.1%88.9%41
Dolton90%100%34
Harrisburg812.5%87.5%33
Marion812.5%87.5%38
Galesburg825%75%34
Quincy812.5%87.5%34
Centralia80%100%31
Bellwood80%100%35
Mount Vernon714.3%85.7%33
Collinsville70%100%36
Elgin70%100%32
Lansing714.3%85.7%31
Pontiac60%100%42
Lockport616.7%83.3%33
East Peoria633.3%66.7%42
Melrose Park616.7%83.3%40
East Alton616.7%83.3%42
Cicero616.7%83.3%37
Streator60%100%35
Rock Island616.7%83.3%40
Woodstock616.7%83.3%37
Calumet City60%100%32
Bolingbrook616.7%83.3%31
Palatine540%60%32

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