Galesburg Reporter

There was one offender convicted of a crime against justice living in Knox County released on parole during the first quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Galesburg Reporter.

The data shows the released offender was a woman. She was convicted in 2021 when she was 47 years old. She is now 49.

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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of crimes against justice were paroled during the first quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook	27	0%	100%	31
Winnebago	8	0%	100%	31.5
Kane	4	25%	75%	37
Champaign	3	0%	100%	27
Will	3	33.33%	66.67%	34
Dupage	2	0%	100%	36.5
Lasalle	2	0%	100%	30
Macon	2	0%	100%	37
Bureau	1	0%	100%	30
Christian	1	0%	100%	38
Effingham	1	0%	100%	34
Jefferson	1	0%	100%	29
Jo Daviess	1	0%	100%	33
Knox	1	100%	0%	49
Lake	1	0%	100%	31
Lawrence	1	0%	100%	41
Livingston	1	100%	0%	32
Madison	1	0%	100%	22
Mclean	1	0%	100%	33
Peoria	1	0%	100%	34
Randolph	1	0%	100%	21
Rock Island	1	0%	100%	32
Shelby	1	0%	100%	50
St. Clair	1	0%	100%	53
Stephenson	1	0%	100%	32