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Q1 2019 Recap: Parolees in Galesburg convicted of property crimes

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There were three offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole in Galesburg during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Galesburg Reporter.

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 2017, and the oldest was a 38-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was William R. Wakeland. He was convicted of a property crime in 2016 when he was 35 years old. He is now 38.

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 Q1 2019 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Q1 2019

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
338
8.3%
91.7%
37
Rockford
26
3.9%
96.2%
34
Peoria
24
25%
75%
37
Decatur
20
15%
85%
35
Kankakee
15
0%
100%
36
Springfield
15
13.3%
86.7%
36
Joliet
15
13.3%
86.7%
35
Elgin
12
0%
100%
38
Harvey
12
0%
100%
32
East Saint Louis
11
0%
100%
36
Marion
11
9.1%
90.9%
37
Waukegan
11
0%
100%
41
Danville
10
20%
80%
31
Aurora
10
30%
70%
31
Blue Island
9
0%
100%
39
Chicago Heights
8
12.5%
87.5%
39
Bloomington
8
12.5%
87.5%
26
Calumet City
8
0%
100%
40
Berwyn
7
14.3%
85.7%
34
Urbana
6
16.7%
83.3%
27
Granite City
6
16.7%
83.3%
38
Champaign
6
16.7%
83.3%
37
Cicero
5
0%
100%
37
Bolingbrook
5
0%
100%
35
Freeport
5
0%
100%
31
Centralia
5
20%
80%
28
Rock Island
5
20%
80%
40
Des Plaines
4
25%
75%
40
Ottawa
4
0%
100%
27
Moline
4
0%
100%
33
Charleston
4
0%
100%
35
Belleville
4
0%
100%
34
Mount Vernon
4
50%
50%
31
Maywood
3
0%
100%
34
Dolton
3
0%
100%
34
Galesburg
3
0%
100%
31
Streator
3
0%
100%
31
Herrin
3
0%
100%
32
Hazel Crest
3
33.3%
66.7%
45
Salem
3
33.3%
66.7%
33
Park Forest
3
0%
100%
24
South Holland
3
0%
100%
27
Riverdale
3
0%
100%
31
Evanston
3
0%
100%
28
Forest Park
3
33.3%
66.7%
41
East Peoria
3
0%
100%
30
Rantoul
3
33.3%
66.7%
31
Alton
3
0%
100%
26
Broadview
3
33.3%
66.7%
36
Carbondale
3
0%
100%
33

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