The data shows 16 men and three women were released in Knox County. The median age of the parolees was 36. The youngest parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2020, and the oldest was a 55-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2020.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Joseph L. Miller. He was convicted of a property crime in 2018 when he was 30 years old. He is now 33.
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 second quarter of 2021 in each Knox County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galesburg | 14 | 0% | 0% | 35.71% |
| Abingdon | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| East Galesburg | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Knoxville | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wataga | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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