The data shows that the six released offenders living in Coal City zip code were men. The median age of the parolees was 37. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2017, and the oldest was a 35-year-old man convicted of a crime against a person in 2008.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Ralph Watson. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2008, when he was 35 years old. He is now 47.
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.
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