The data shows seven men and one woman were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol, one was a veteran, and the median age was 45. The youngest parolee was a 34-year-old woman sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Joel Volk. He was convicted in 2020 when he was 42 years old. He is now 45.
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.
| 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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