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Jan.-June 2019 Recap: Parolees in Pontiac convicted of property crimes

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There were three offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole in Pontiac during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the McLean County Times.

The data shows that three men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 31. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2016, and the oldest was a 38-year-old man sentenced in 2013.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Jonathan F. Cotton. He was convicted of a property crime in 2010 when he was 25 years old. He is now 34.

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 2019 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago6326.6%93.4%38
Rockford5810.3%89.7%37
Peoria4418.2%81.8%37
Decatur3815.8%84.2%37
Springfield3611.1%88.9%38
Joliet2817.9%82.1%36
Aurora2817.9%82.1%37
Waukegan238.7%91.3%37
Kankakee200%100%33
East Saint Louis2010%90%42
Danville1711.8%88.2%31
Belleville170%100%35
Harvey170%100%40
Champaign1520%80%39
Bloomington1414.3%85.7%27
Cicero137.7%92.3%38
Granite City1323.1%76.9%38
Elgin137.7%92.3%36
Collinsville128.3%91.7%33
Riverdale120%100%36
Blue Island120%100%48
Mount Vernon1127.3%72.7%31
Marion119.1%90.9%39
Maywood1010%90%39
Chicago Heights1010%90%42
Dolton100%100%37
Rock Island911.1%88.9%39
Wheaton911.1%88.9%33
Calumet City90%100%38
Broadview812.5%87.5%40
Berwyn837.5%62.5%34
Pekin812.5%87.5%32
Charleston837.5%62.5%34
Freeport80%100%36
Moline742.9%57.1%34
Saint Charles728.6%71.4%35
Wood River728.6%71.4%39
Centralia714.3%85.7%31
East Moline714.3%85.7%36
Melrose Park60%100%29
North Chicago616.7%83.3%40
Mattoon60%100%31
Streamwood616.7%83.3%33
Alton633.3%66.7%38
Sterling650%50%40
Bolingbrook60%100%34
Dekalb60%100%31
West Frankfort520%80%34
Ottawa520%80%28
Park Forest50%100%33

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