The data shows that five men and one woman were released in Effingham County. The median age of the parolees was 39. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 58-year-old man sentenced for a financial crime or fraud in 2019.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Dakota W. Keller. He was convicted of a crime against one or more children in 2016 when he was 24 years old. He is now 28.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the first quarter of 2020 in each Effingham County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effingham | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Beecher City | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mason | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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