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Q1 2019 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Hamilton County?

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There were four offenders released on parole during the first quarter that live in Hamilton County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by SE Illinois News.

The data shows that all of the released offenders in Hamilton County were men. The median age of the parolees was 31. The youngest parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2018, and the oldest was a 42-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2018.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Lenwood Arnold. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2016 when he was 28 years old. He is now 31.

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 in each Hamilton County municipality.

MunicipalityTotal Q1 Parolees% convicted for sex crimes% convicted for homicide% convicted for drug-related crimes
Springerton20%0%100%
Mc Leansboro20%0%50%

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