The data shows 39 men and five women were released in Champaign County. Of the parolees, two were veterans, and the median age was 33. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2021, and the oldest was a 55-year-old man sentenced for a crime against a person in 2021.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Darnell Gray. He was convicted of homicide in 1994 when he was 19 years old. He is now 48.
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 second quarter of 2022 in each Champaign County.
| County | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,492 | 7.57% | 4.49% | 9.18% |
| Winnebago | 113 | 3.54% | 0.88% | 15.93% |
| Lake | 96 | 21.88% | 5.21% | 11.46% |
| St. Clair | 94 | 1.06% | 6.38% | 17.02% |
| Peoria | 75 | 6.67% | 5.33% | 14.67% |
| Will | 75 | 4% | 5.33% | 17.33% |
| Macon | 72 | 12.5% | 2.78% | 13.89% |
| Kane | 68 | 19.12% | 0% | 26.47% |
| Madison | 57 | 0% | 0% | 26.32% |
| Dupage | 54 | 0% | 0% | 22.22% |
| Sangamon | 51 | 7.84% | 3.92% | 21.57% |
| McLean | 48 | 0% | 2.08% | 37.5% |
| Champaign | 44 | 0% | 6.82% | 18.18% |
| Tazewell | 42 | 9.52% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Rock Island | 34 | 2.94% | 8.82% | 38.24% |
| McHenry | 33 | 0% | 6.06% | 30.3% |
| Kankakee | 29 | 0% | 3.45% | 24.14% |
| Lasalle | 22 | 13.64% | 0% | 40.91% |
| Vermilion | 21 | 0% | 4.76% | 9.52% |
| Marion | 17 | 0% | 0% | 17.65% |
| Jefferson | 16 | 12.5% | 6.25% | 31.25% |
| Knox | 16 | 0% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Adams | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Boone | 15 | 13.33% | 0% | 13.33% |
| DeKalb | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.67% |
| Henry | 13 | 7.69% | 0% | 53.85% |
| Stephenson | 12 | 0% | 25% | 16.67% |
| Christian | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Franklin | 11 | 9.09% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Randolph | 11 | 0% | 0% | 54.55% |
| Coles | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Douglas | 10 | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Jackson | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| Jersey | 10 | 0% | 0% | 70% |
| White | 10 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Whiteside | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Williamson | 10 | 10% | 0% | 40% |
| Macoupin | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Morgan | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Saline | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 25% |
| Clay | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Kendall | 7 | 14.29% | 14.29% | 0% |
| Livingston | 7 | 42.86% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Montgomery | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Pike | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 28.57% |
| Carroll | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Clark | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Crawford | 6 | 0% | 16.67% | 50% |
| Edgar | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Effingham | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Fayette | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Fulton | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Grundy | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Marshall | 6 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Bond | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Lee | 5 | 20% | 0% | 20% |
| Logan | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Monroe | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Ogle | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Shelby | 5 | 20% | 0% | 20% |
| Union | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Alexander | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Iroquois | 4 | 25% | 0% | 25% |
| Massac | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Wabash | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Woodford | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bureau | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| DeWitt | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edwards | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Greene | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Johnson | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Perry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Richland | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Schuyler | 3 | 33.33% | 33.33% | 0% |
| Warren | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cass | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Clinton | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Ford | 2 | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jasper | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Mercer | 2 | 50% | 0% | 50% |
| Moultrie | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Washington | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Calhoun | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Hancock | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Henderson | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mason | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Piatt | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Wayne | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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