The data shows that 48 men and six women were released in McHenry County. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 37. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2019, and the oldest was a 62-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving alcohol in 2016.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Alejandro Ruvalcaba. He was convicted of homicide in 1998 when he was 20 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 table below gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the second quarter of 2020 in each McHenry County municipality with at least one parolee in the quarter.
| Municipality | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 27 | 0% | 7.41% | 37.04% |
| Mchenry | 14 | 0% | 0% | 35.71% |
| Crystal Lake | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Harvard | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wonder Lake | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Cary | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Island Lake | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Lake In The Hills | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Marengo | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Richmond | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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