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Jan.-June 2019 Recap: Parolees in Mount Carmel convicted of drug crimes

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There were two offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Mount Carmel during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.

The data shows that a man and woman were released in Mount Carmel. The younger parolee was a 36-year-old man sentenced in 2017. The other was a 37-year-old woman sentenced in 2015.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Charles R. Leek. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2017 when he was 33 years old. He is now 36.

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 shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders during the first half of 2019 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago8758.2%91.8%40
Rockford657.7%92.3%36
Peoria5512.7%87.3%40
Kankakee482.1%97.9%43
Springfield422.4%97.6%38
Joliet390%100%37
Decatur3912.8%87.2%38
Bloomington2828.6%71.4%36
Danville2412.5%87.5%38
Quincy2119%81%38
Pekin1811.1%88.9%38
Aurora1723.5%76.5%39
Maywood175.9%94.1%41
Elgin1618.8%81.3%37
Chicago Heights1612.5%87.5%42
Charleston1526.7%73.3%38
East Saint Louis1414.3%85.7%40
Rock Island140%100%40
Alton1315.4%84.6%38
Waukegan130%100%36
Mount Vernon1346.2%53.8%39
Blue Island130%100%46
Urbana1315.4%84.6%35
Cicero1315.4%84.6%37
Calumet City120%100%37
Champaign119.1%90.9%39
Jacksonville1127.3%72.7%38
Granite City1050%50%37
Lawrenceville1040%60%36
Ottawa1030%70%30
Bolingbrook100%100%36
Galesburg1030%70%37
Zion90%100%34
Broadview911.1%88.9%38
Taylorville837.5%62.5%40
Dolton80%100%45
Paris825%75%41
Moline812.5%87.5%35
Lincoln825%75%39
Marion80%100%41
Normal80%100%33
Carmi714.3%85.7%41
Kewanee757.1%42.9%37
Bellwood70%100%35
Naperville728.6%71.4%34
Harvey70%100%51
East Moline728.6%71.4%30
Belleville728.6%71.4%36
Riverdale70%100%40
Centralia616.7%83.3%29

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