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Q4 2019 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Wayne County?

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There were five offenders released on parole during the fourth quarter of 2019 that live in Wayne County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by SE Illinois News.

The data shows that four men and one woman were released in Wayne County. The median age of the parolees was 34. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2019, and the oldest was a 45-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2017.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Jason L. Hart. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2017 when he was 42 years old. He is now 45.

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 fourth quarter of 2019 in each Wayne County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.

MunicipalityTotal Q4 Parolees% convicted for sex crimes% convicted for homicide% convicted for drug-related crimes
Fairfield40%0%50%
Cisne10%0%0%

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