Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website
Both of them were men, with a median age of 49. The youngest parolee was a 44-year-old man sentenced in 2024, and the oldest was a 54-year-old man sentenced in 2024.
Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to reincarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.
In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.
“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”
A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 825 | 4.5% | 95.5% | 33 |
| Macon County | 67 | 1.5% | 98.5% | 34 |
| Winnebago County | 61 | 8.2% | 91.8% | 34 |
| Peoria County | 53 | 5.7% | 94.3% | 35 |
| Will County | 51 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| St. Clair County | 47 | 14.9% | 85.1% | 35 |
| Lake County | 37 | 5.4% | 94.6% | 35 |
| Kane County | 31 | 6.5% | 93.5% | 33 |
| Champaign County | 28 | 3.6% | 96.4% | 33 |
| Madison County | 27 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 37 |
| McLean County | 26 | 11.5% | 88.5% | 38 |
| DuPage County | 25 | 4% | 96% | 35 |
| Sangamon County | 24 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Kankakee County | 14 | 7.1% | 92.9% | 27.5 |
| DeKalb County | 12 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Vermilion County | 11 | 9.1% | 90.9% | 25 |
| McHenry County | 10 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Rock Island County | 8 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Jefferson County | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 30 |
| Tazewell County | 7 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Kendall County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Lasalle County | 6 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Adams County | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 29 |
| Knox County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Stephenson County | 5 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Marion County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Henry County | 4 | 25% | 75% | 30.5 |
| Williamson County | 4 | 0% | 100% | 35.5 |
| Livingston County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Morgan County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Pike County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 41 |
| Coles County | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 27 |
| Boone County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Bureau County | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 35 |
| DeWitt County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Douglas County | 3 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Randolph County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Saline County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Ogle County | 2 | 50% | 50% | 30 |
| Clark County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Monroe County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Christian County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Union County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50.5 |
| Fayette County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 45.5 |
| Franklin County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Macoupin County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Logan County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
| Hamilton County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| White County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Whiteside County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Jersey County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38.5 |
| Woodford County | 2 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Carroll County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Wabash County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Clay County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Shelby County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 40 |
| Schuyler County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Clinton County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Bond County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Johnson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Jackson County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 49 |
| Iroquois County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Hancock County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Lawrence County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 21 |
| Lee County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Grundy County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Greene County | 1 | 100% | 0% | 37 |
| Effingham County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Mercer County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Montgomery County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Moultrie County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 55 |
| Perry County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 22 |
| Piatt County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Crawford County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 24 |
| Richland County | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
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