The data shows that both of the released offenders in Abingdon were men. The younger parolee is a 35-year-old man sentenced for crimes involving drugs in 2014, and the other is a 36-year-old man sentenced for financial crimes or fraud in 2016.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is John S. Gerstel. He was convicted of crimes involving drugs in 2014 when he was 31 years old. He is now 35.
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 in the first quarter.
City
Counties
Total Q1 Parolees
% convicted for sex crimes
% convicted for homicide
% convicted for drug-related crimes
Chicago
Cook
1,812
0.1%
2.4%
32%
Rockford
Winnebago
120
3.3%
2.5%
15.8%
Springfield
Sangamon
89
2.2%
1.1%
25.8%
Decatur
Macon
87
1.1%
0%
12.6%
Peoria
Peoria
82
3.7%
2.4%
24.4%
Joliet
Will
80
0%
2.5%
26.2%
East Saint Louis
St. Clair
61
1.6%
6.6%
19.7%
Aurora
Kane, Dupage, Will
55
1.8%
0%
21.8%
Waukegan
Lake
50
0%
0%
16%
Calumet City
Cook
42
2.4%
0%
14.3%
Blue Island
Cook
38
0%
0%
39.5%
Chicago Heights
Cook
37
2.7%
8.1%
21.6%
Harvey
Cook
37
0%
8.1%
13.5%
Elgin
Cook, Kane
36
0%
0%
27.8%
Bloomington
McLean
31
0%
3.2%
29%
Champaign
Champaign
29
0%
3.5%
20.7%
Riverdale
Cook
29
0%
0%
10.3%
Marion
Williamson
29
3.5%
3.5%
34.5%
Maywood
Cook
26
0%
7.7%
38.5%
Danville
Vermilion
26
3.9%
0%
23.1%
Cicero
Cook
22
0%
0%
18.2%
Kankakee
Kankakee
22
0%
0%
22.7%
Dolton
Cook
21
0%
4.8%
14.3%
Alton
Madison
19
0%
5.3%
21.1%
Berwyn
Cook
19
0%
5.3%
26.3%
Galesburg
Knox
19
0%
0%
26.3%
Belleville
St. Clair
18
11.1%
0%
16.7%
Quincy
Adams
18
5.6%
0%
38.9%
Matteson
Cook
17
0%
0%
23.5%
Bellwood
Cook
17
0%
5.9%
35.3%
Pekin
Tazewell
16
6.2%
0%
31.2%
Urbana
Champaign
16
0%
0%
18.8%
Granite City
Madison
16
0%
0%
18.8%
Zion
Lake
16
0%
0%
6.2%
Freeport
Stephenson
15
6.7%
0%
20%
North Chicago
Lake
14
7.1%
7.1%
14.3%
Rock Island
Rock Island
13
0%
0%
46.1%
Melrose Park
Cook
12
0%
0%
16.7%
Mount Vernon
Jefferson
12
0%
0%
50%
Hazel Crest
Cook
12
0%
0%
25%
Lansing
Cook
12
0%
25%
16.7%
Plainfield
Will
11
0%
9.1%
27.3%
Mattoon
Coles
10
0%
0%
30%
Centralia
Marion
10
0%
0%
20%
Collinsville
Madison
10
0%
0%
20%
Des Plaines
Cook
10
0%
0%
0%
Streator
La Salle
10
10%
0%
0%
Bolingbrook
Will
9
0%
11.1%
44.4%
Naperville
Dupage, Will
9
0%
0%
22.2%
Rushville
Schuyler
9
33.3%
11.1%
0%
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