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Monday, April 7, 2025

Q2 2022 Recap: 20 parolees from Lake County convicted of crimes involving weapons set for release

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There were 20 offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons 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 all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 29. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2022, and the oldest was a 45-year-old man sentenced in 2021.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Shelmar K. Mays. He was convicted in 2016 when he was 20 years old. He is now 26.

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

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q2 of 2022
CountyTotal Number of Parolees% Women% MenMedian age
Cook5010.8%99.2%30
Winnebago224.55%95.45%31.5
Lake200%100%28.5
Macon150%100%27
St. Clair150%100%32
Kane137.69%92.31%27
Champaign120%100%31.5
Peoria120%100%31.5
Madison110%100%30
Will1199%90.91%34
Dupage90%100%29
Sangamon80%100%29.5
Mclean616.67%83.33%27
Dekalb40%100%30
Jefferson30%100%30
Kankakee30%100%27
Kendall30%100%37
Saline30%100%34
Tazewell30%100%41
Clark20%100%49.5
Franklin20%100%45.5
Knox20%100%35
Livingston20%100%35
Mchenry20%100%42
Montgomery20%100%33
Rock Island20%100%30
Stephenson20%100%34.5
Vermilion20%100%24.5
Adams10%100%46
Alexander10%100%24
Christian10%100%23
Clay10%100%72
Coles10%100%23
Fayette10%100%31
Gallatin10%100%28
Lawrence10%100%29
Lee10%100%38
Marion10%100%31
Massac10%100%38
White10%100%38
Whiteside10%100%31
Williamson10%100%24

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