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Jan.-June 2019 Recap: Parolees in Palatine convicted of crimes involving alcohol

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There were three offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Palatine during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the North Cook News.

The data shows that two men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 56. The youngest parolee was a 46-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 63-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Jeannine Jenkins. She was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2013 when she was 52 years old. She 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 during the first half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Jan.-June 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1643.7%96.3%45
Kankakee234.3%95.7%41
Rockford175.9%94.1%46
Decatur175.9%94.1%44
Cicero110%100%47
Springfield100%100%50
Joliet1010%90%44
Aurora1010%90%36
Peoria70%100%43
Broadview70%100%39
Champaign60%100%39
Elgin60%100%45
Bloomington50%100%46
Waukegan50%100%41
Chicago Heights40%100%53
Franklin Park40%100%54
Wheeling40%100%33
Zion40%100%48
Harvey40%100%39
Blue Island425%75%40
Carol Stream40%100%50
Riverside40%100%53
Saint Charles40%100%39
Urbana425%75%50
Marengo30%100%43
Morris3100%0%43
Melrose Park30%100%40
Schaumburg30%100%36
Berwyn30%100%44
Romeoville30%100%32
Round Lake333.3%66.7%40
Palatine333.3%66.7%56
Downers Grove20%100%40
Woodstock250%50%48
Des Plaines20%100%50
Maywood20%100%38
Calumet City20%100%47
Homewood20%100%43
Park Ridge20%100%50
Washington2100%0%44
Pana20%100%48
Rolling Meadows250%50%43
Elmhurst20%100%44
Highland Park20%100%41
Streator20%100%50
Wonder Lake20%100%50
River Grove20%100%58
Machesney Park20%100%47
Plainfield20%100%42
Freeport250%50%37

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