The data shows 68 men and one woman were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for sex crimes, two were veterans, and the median age was 41. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 72-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was John L. Cameron. He was convicted in 2002 when he was 28 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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of sex crimes were paroled during the third quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in Q3 of 2022
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 69 | 1.45% | 98.55% | 41 |
| Lake | 14 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Winnebago | 8 | 0% | 100% | 43.5 |
| Macon | 4 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Madison | 4 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Peoria | 4 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Sangamon | 4 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Kane | 3 | 0% | 100% | 39 |
| Schuyler | 3 | 0% | 100% | 58 |
| Dupage | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Fulton | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Kendall | 2 | 0% | 100% | 44.5 |
| Logan | 2 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Mason | 2 | 0% | 100% | 50.5 |
| Pike | 2 | 0% | 100% | 61.5 |
| Stephenson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 48 |
| Tazewell | 2 | 0% | 100% | 54.5 |
| Adams | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Boone | 1 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Coles | 1 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Grundy | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 52 |
| Kankakee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Knox | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Lasalle | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 47 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Mchenry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Mclean | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| St. Clair | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
| Vermilion | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Will | 1 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Williamson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 66 |
| Woodford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
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