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

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There were five offenders convicted of crimes against justice 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 five men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against justice was 34. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 50-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Ryan B. Fecht. He was convicted of a crime against justice in 2016 when he was 24 years old. He is now 27.

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 crimes against justice.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against justice paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago882.3%97.7%34
Rockford1513.3%86.7%34
Decatur70%100%36
Waukegan50%100%34
Shelbyville333.3%66.7%29
Peoria30%100%21
Dixon20%100%36
Rock Island20%100%28
Joliet20%100%28
Granite City20%100%40
Havana20%100%39
Mount Vernon20%100%39
Bloomington250%50%38
Chicago Heights20%100%49
Belleville20%100%30
Calumet City250%50%36
Zion1100%0%31
Murphysboro10%100%26
Normal10%100%30
Midlothian10%100%24
Oak Park10%100%28
Ottawa10%100%29
Wood River10%100%28
Willowbrook10%100%46
Springfield10%100%29
Quincy10%100%37
Sterling10%100%31
Salem10%100%56
Taylorville10%100%28
Saint Charles10%100%42
Ullin10%100%28
Rock Falls10%100%20
Riverdale10%100%27
Vandalia1100%0%33
Maywood10%100%26
Matteson10%100%22
Martinsville10%100%41
Des Plaines10%100%34
Compton10%100%44
Cherry Valley10%100%27
Charleston10%100%24
Carol Stream10%100%28
Anna10%100%44
Bellwood10%100%23
Beaverville1100%0%34
Barrington10%100%66
Aurora1100%0%26
Dolton10%100%29
East Saint Louis10%100%35
Elgin1100%0%22

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