The data shows both of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 49. The younger parolee was a 47-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 51-year-old man sentenced in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Toby Birge. He was convicted in 2020 when he was 44 years old. He is now 47.
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 alcohol were paroled during the first quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Q1 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 66 | 13.64% | 86.36% | 40 |
| Dupage | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 50.5 |
| Mclean | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 44.5 |
| Will | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 39.5 |
| Winnebago | 8 | 25% | 75% | 44 |
| Kane | 6 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Lake | 5 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Champaign | 4 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Peoria | 4 | 0% | 100% | 49.5 |
| Macon | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Boone | 2 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Lasalle | 2 | 0% | 100% | 61.5 |
| Livingston | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Ogle | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41.5 |
| Stark | 2 | 0% | 100% | 61.5 |
| Tazewell | 2 | 50% | 50% | 43.5 |
| Vermilion | 2 | 0% | 100% | 60.5 |
| Bureau | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Calhoun | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Carroll | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Jackson | 1 | 100% | 0% | 34 |
| Knox | 1 | 0% | 100% | 64 |
| Mchenry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 62 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Pike | 1 | 100% | 0% | 57 |
| Randolph | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Sangamon | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Wayne | 1 | 0% | 100% | 65 |
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