While many people might think of criminals as young people, some of the about 48,000 prisoners in the Illinois Department of Corrections system are much older than most of Illinois' non-incarcerated residents.
Here are five of the oldest prisoners in the Illinois Department of Corrections:
10. Kenneth I. Turner, 84
Dat of birth: May 5, 1931
Offense: Sexually dangerous person
County: Sangamon
Sentence: To be determined
Custody date: Nov. 7, 1995
Facility admission date: March 20, 1996
Projected discharge date: To be determined
Facility: Big Muddy River
9. Ernest Cornes, 84
Date of birth: April 15, 1931
Offense: Armed robbery, rape, intimidation, sexual assault
County: Cook, Williamson
Sentence: 10 years, 60 years, 75 years, life
Custody date: Dec. 17, 1953; Oct. 11, 1977
Facility admission date: Feb. 11, 1954
Projected discharge date: To be determined
Facility: Shawnee
8. Richard A. Duda, 84
Date of birth: June, 18 1930
Offense: Predatory criminal sexual assault
County: DuPage
Sentence: 15 years
Custody date: Feb. 26, 2009
Facility admission date: March 5, 2009
Projected discharge date: Three years to life
Facility: Dixon
7. Rudy G. Aviles, 84
Date of birth: July 26, 1930
Offense: Attempted murder
County: Will
Sentence: 72 months
Custody date: Dec. 13, 2007
Facility admission date: Jan. 18, 2013
Projected discharge date: Aug. 6, 2015
Facility: Dixon
6. Richard Hanus, 84
Date of birth: Dec. 24, 1930
Offense: Criminal sexual assault
County: Cook
Sentence: Six years
Custody date: Oct. 19, 2005
Facility admission date: Jan. 4, 2008
Projected discharge date: Jan. 21, 2021
Facility: Pickneyville
Check out Reboot Illinois to see the five oldest prisoners and their crimes.
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