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Q1 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Wayne County?

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There were four offenders living in Wayne County released on parole during the first quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by SE Illinois News.

The data shows all of the released offenders in Wayne County were men. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 38. The youngest parolee was a 28-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2019, and the oldest was a 57-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2020.

The offender incarcerated the longest was Donald H. Currier. He was convicted of a crime against justice in 2015 when he was 26 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 first quarter of 2021 in each Wayne County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.

Prisoners paroled in Q1 2021
MunicipalityTotal Q1 Parolees% convicted for sex crimes% convicted for homicide% convicted for drug-related crimes
Fairfield20%0%100%
Barnhill10%0%100%
Golden Gate10%0%0%

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