The data shows 15 men and one woman were released in Knox County. The median age of the parolees was 38. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2018, and the oldest was a 53-year-old man sentenced for a financial crime or fraud in 2019.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Eric Whiteside. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2017 when he was 42 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 table below gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the first quarter of 2021 in each Knox 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galesburg | 13 | 0% | 0% | 30.77% |
| Abingdon | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Knoxville | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wataga | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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