The data shows that four men and one women were released in Wheeling. The median age of the parolees was 25. The youngest parolee is a 21-year-old man sentenced for crimes involving one or more weapons in 2018, and the oldest is a 36-year-old woman sentenced for crimes involving alcohol in 2015.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is Kristen M. Leonard. She was convicted of crimes involving alcohol in 2015 when she was 32 years old. She is now 36.
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 the third quarter.