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Q2 2022 Recap: 5 parolees from Lake County convicted of homicide set for release

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There were five offenders convicted of homicide living in Lake County released on parole during the second quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Lake County Gazette.

The data shows four men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for homicide was 29. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 53-year-old man sentenced in 2019.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Andrew C. Wikoff. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 39 years old. He is now 42.

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 homicide were paroled during the second quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.

Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in Q2 of 2022
CountyTotal Number of Parolees% Women% MenMedian age
Cook674.48%95.52%46
St. Clair616.67%83.33%60.5
Lake520%80%29
Peoria40%100%55
Will425%75%53
Champaign30%100%43
Rock Island30%100%51
Stephenson333.33%66.67%40
Macon20%100%36.5
Mchenry20%100%39.5
Sangamon250%50%55
Crawford10%100%42
Douglas10%100%43
Ford10%100%52
Jackson10%100%52
Jefferson10%100%27
Kankakee1100%0%31
Kendall10%100%41
Mclean10%100%56
Schuyler10%100%41
Vermilion10%100%52
Winnebago10%100%24

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