The data shows that both of the released offenders in Newark were men. The younger parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 59-year-old man sentenced in 2016.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Thomas Samion. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2016 when he was 56 years old. He is now 59.
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 in 2018 who were convicted of drug crimes.
Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
1,983
7.6%
92.4%
39
Joliet
96
7.3%
92.7%
35
Rockford
91
6.6%
93.4%
34
Springfield
84
4.8%
95.2%
37
Peoria
75
8%
92%
40
Decatur
72
6.9%
93.1%
36
Aurora
64
20.3%
79.7%
36
Kankakee
52
0%
100%
41
Bloomington
47
8.5%
91.5%
38
Quincy
45
20%
80%
37
Waukegan
44
6.8%
93.2%
37
Danville
34
23.5%
76.5%
38
Maywood
32
3.1%
96.9%
39
Chicago Heights
31
0%
100%
39
East Saint Louis
31
0%
100%
38
Elgin
28
10.7%
89.3%
37
Marion
27
14.8%
85.2%
37
Harvey
26
15.4%
84.6%
40
Freeport
26
15.4%
84.6%
35
Centralia
25
16%
84%
37
Blue Island
24
4.2%
95.8%
40
Alton
24
20.8%
79.2%
34
Pekin
24
16.7%
83.3%
34
Mount Vernon
20
20%
80%
34
Calumet City
20
0%
100%
42
Granite City
20
20%
80%
36
Champaign
19
10.5%
89.5%
40
Belleville
19
10.5%
89.5%
37
Rock Island
19
10.5%
89.5%
38
Broadview
18
5.6%
94.4%
35
Lawrenceville
18
27.8%
72.2%
38
Bellwood
17
5.9%
94.1%
37
Jacksonville
17
11.8%
88.2%
33
Galesburg
16
25%
75%
38
Harrisburg
16
18.8%
81.3%
41
Olney
15
33.3%
66.7%
39
Riverdale
15
0%
100%
39
Normal
15
6.7%
93.3%
35
Berwyn
15
6.7%
93.3%
40
Dolton
14
0%
100%
43
Ottawa
13
23.1%
76.9%
38
Carmi
13
15.4%
84.6%
36
Moline
12
8.3%
91.7%
38
North Chicago
12
0%
100%
42
Urbana
11
9.1%
90.9%
35
Dekalb
11
9.1%
90.9%
31
Plainfield
11
18.2%
81.8%
35
Robinson
11
27.3%
72.7%
44
Sterling
11
18.2%
81.8%
36
Paris
11
0%
100%
33
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