The data shows two men and two women were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 41. The youngest parolee was a 31-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 46-year-old woman sentenced in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Marcus D. Weddel. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 39 years old. He is now 43.
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 drug crimes were paroled during the third quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q3 of 2021
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 212 | 78% | 92.92% | 38 |
| Macon | 28 | 10.71% | 89.29% | 38.5 |
| Winnebago | 28 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 38 |
| Will | 21 | 4.76% | 95.24% | 34 |
| Madison | 16 | 25% | 75% | 42 |
| Mclean | 16 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 39.5 |
| Lake | 14 | 21.43% | 78.57% | 33.5 |
| Peoria | 14 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 38.5 |
| Tazewell | 14 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 39.5 |
| Rock Island | 12 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 35 |
| St. Clair | 12 | 8.33% | 91.67% | 37 |
| Adams | 11 | 36.36% | 63.64% | 38 |
| Champaign | 10 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Lasalle | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 39 |
| Morgan | 8 | 25% | 75% | 41 |
| Coles | 7 | 42.86% | 57.14% | 35 |
| Jersey | 7 | 71.43% | 28.57% | 43 |
| Kankakee | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 34 |
| Marion | 7 | 28.57% | 71.43% | 30 |
| Randolph | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 45 |
| Sangamon | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 36 |
| Dupage | 6 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Kane | 6 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40.5 |
| Knox | 6 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Franklin | 5 | 60% | 40% | 33 |
| Greene | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 40% | 60% | 45 |
| Kendall | 5 | 20% | 80% | 36 |
| Vermilion | 5 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Whiteside | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Christian | 4 | 25% | 75% | 33 |
| Henry | 4 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Livingston | 4 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Logan | 4 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Macoupin | 4 | 25% | 75% | 35 |
| Mchenry | 4 | 25% | 75% | 32.5 |
| Stephenson | 4 | 25% | 75% | 40.5 |
| White | 4 | 50% | 50% | 42.5 |
| Boone | 3 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Bureau | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Edgar | 3 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Fayette | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 30 |
| Hancock | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 44 |
| Massac | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 29 |
| Monroe | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 46 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Pike | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 40 |
| Saline | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Wayne | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Dewitt | 2 | 100% | 0% | 41 |
| Fulton | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Grundy | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Jasper | 2 | 50% | 50% | 37 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 50% | 50% | 55 |
| Lee | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44.5 |
| Menard | 2 | 0% | 100% | 39.5 |
| Pulaski | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Schuyler | 2 | 50% | 50% | 38.5 |
| Bond | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Carroll | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Cass | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Clay | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Clinton | 1 | 100% | 0% | 31 |
| Crawford | 1 | 100% | 0% | 27 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Effingham | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Jackson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Jo Daviess | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Mason | 1 | 100% | 0% | 39 |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Perry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Richland | 1 | 100% | 0% | 35 |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Union | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Wabash | 1 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Warren | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
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