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Q1 2023 Recap: 1 parolee from Lake County convicted of a crime against justice set for supervised release

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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

There was one offender convicted of a crime against justice living in Lake County released on parole during the first quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Lake County Gazette.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2021 when he was 37 years old. He is now 41.

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 re-incarceration. 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.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against justice paroled in Q1 2023
CountyTotal Number of Parolees% Women% MenMedian age
Cook County1315.4%84.6%35
Winnebago County540%60%39
Will County40%100%37
Jackson County20%100%37
Williamson County10%100%34
Whiteside County10%100%34
St. Clair County10%100%43
Sangamon County10%100%34
Rock Island County10%100%32
Randolph County10%100%30
Pike County10%100%48
Peoria County10%100%45
McLean County10%100%44
Madison County10%100%44
Macon County10%100%26
Lake County10%100%41
Kane County10%100%32
Jasper County10%100%34
Effingham County10%100%25
Crawford County10%100%38
Clinton County10%100%24
Boone County10%100%21
Adams County10%100%47

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