There were 36 offenders living in McLean County released on parole during the second quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by McLean County Times.
The data shows 34 men and two women were released in McLean County. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 36. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2020, and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2019.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Eric Gilliam. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2006 when he was 36 years old. He is now 51.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the second quarter of 2021 in each McLean County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | 31 | 0% | 0% | 38.71% |
| Normal | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Ellsworth | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Stanford | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
