Chambana Sun

There were three offenders convicted of sex crimes released on parole in Champaign County during the second quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chambana Sun.

The data shows that all of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for sex crimes was 37. The youngest parolee was a 34-year-old man sentenced in 2013, and the oldest was a 43-year-old man sentenced in 1993.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Victor Garcia. He was convicted in 1993 when he was 17 years old. He is now 43.

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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of sex crimes were paroled during the second quarter of 2019 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	31	6.5%	93.5%	43
Vermilion County	4	25%	75%	40
Madison County	4	0%	100%	38
Kankakee County	4	0%	100%	39
Winnebago County	3	0%	100%	45
Will County	3	0%	100%	35
Schuyler County	3	0%	100%	48
Peoria County	3	0%	100%	43
Lake County	3	0%	100%	40
Champaign County	3	0%	100%	37
Fulton County	2	0%	100%	46
Alexander County	2	0%	100%	45
Wayne County	1	0%	100%	34
Union County	1	0%	100%	41
Rock Island County	1	0%	100%	33
Randolph County	1	0%	100%	46
Perry County	1	0%	100%	65
Mclean County	1	0%	100%	23
Mason County	1	0%	100%	26
Marion County	1	0%	100%	43
Macoupin County	1	0%	100%	70
Macon County	1	0%	100%	29
Livingston County	1	0%	100%	26
Lasalle County	1	0%	100%	23
Jefferson County	1	0%	100%	55
Jackson County	1	0%	100%	24
Iroquois County	1	0%	100%	22
Effingham County	1	0%	100%	23
De Witt County	1	0%	100%	33
Calhoun County	1	0%	100%	29
Brown County	1	0%	100%	52