The data shows 19 men and three women were released in McHenry County. The median age of the parolees was 34. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving drugs in 2021, and the oldest was a 62-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving alcohol in 2021.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Justin Knapp. He was convicted of homicide in 2008 when he was 19 years old. He is now 34.
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 first quarter of 2022 in each McHenry County.
| County | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,502 | 3.99% | 4.19% | 11.19% |
| Winnebago | 114 | 3.51% | 2.63% | 12.28% |
| Lake | 96 | 16.67% | 5.21% | 18.75% |
| Macon | 91 | 7.69% | 1.1% | 23.08% |
| Peoria | 88 | 4.55% | 2.27% | 14.77% |
| Will | 77 | 6.49% | 3.9% | 22.08% |
| Kane | 76 | 6.58% | 6.58% | 21.05% |
| St. Clair | 75 | 1.33% | 2.67% | 18.67% |
| Madison | 64 | 4.69% | 1.56% | 25% |
| Sangamon | 63 | 7.94% | 4.76% | 22.22% |
| Champaign | 57 | 1.75% | 1.75% | 17.54% |
| McLean | 51 | 3.92% | 1.96% | 31.37% |
| Dupage | 50 | 4% | 2% | 20% |
| Kankakee | 37 | 2.7% | 2.7% | 29.73% |
| Lasalle | 30 | 6.67% | 6.67% | 23.33% |
| Tazewell | 29 | 10.34% | 0% | 31.03% |
| Vermilion | 29 | 0% | 3.45% | 37.93% |
| Jefferson | 27 | 0% | 0% | 48.15% |
| Rock Island | 26 | 3.85% | 7.69% | 34.62% |
| Adams | 25 | 4% | 0% | 28% |
| Marion | 24 | 8.33% | 0% | 45.83% |
| McHenry | 22 | 4.55% | 4.55% | 40.91% |
| Coles | 21 | 0% | 4.76% | 38.1% |
| Franklin | 19 | 5.26% | 10.53% | 21.05% |
| Jackson | 19 | 0% | 5.26% | 21.05% |
| Knox | 17 | 5.88% | 5.88% | 11.76% |
| Livingston | 14 | 7.14% | 0% | 21.43% |
| Morgan | 14 | 0% | 7.14% | 42.86% |
| Stephenson | 13 | 7.69% | 0% | 15.38% |
| Kendall | 12 | 25% | 8.33% | 8.33% |
| Boone | 11 | 18.18% | 9.09% | 9.09% |
| Randolph | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Whiteside | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Logan | 10 | 10% | 0% | 40% |
| Fayette | 9 | 22.22% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Henry | 9 | 0% | 0% | 77.78% |
| Williamson | 9 | 11.11% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Clinton | 8 | 0% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Crawford | 8 | 0% | 0% | 62.5% |
| DeKalb | 8 | 0% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Edgar | 8 | 0% | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Massac | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Montgomery | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Saline | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Cass | 7 | 0% | 0% | 57.14% |
| Schuyler | 7 | 71.43% | 0% | 28.57% |
| Bond | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Christian | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Effingham | 6 | 16.67% | 0% | 0% |
| Fulton | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Greene | 6 | 16.67% | 16.67% | 66.67% |
| Jersey | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Perry | 6 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Pike | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Bureau | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Clay | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Grundy | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Macoupin | 5 | 20% | 0% | 40% |
| Richland | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Shelby | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Union | 5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| Washington | 5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| White | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Carroll | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Douglas | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Hancock | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Ogle | 4 | 25% | 0% | 25% |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 3 | 0% | 33.33% | 33.33% |
| Jo Daviess | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Lee | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wayne | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Woodford | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Calhoun | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Ford | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Mason | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Menard | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Moultrie | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Stark | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Alexander | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| DeWitt | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Edwards | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Henderson | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jasper | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Johnson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Marshall | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| McDonough | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mercer | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Monroe | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Warren | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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