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About Illinois's Correctional System
Illinois manages one of the Midwest's largest prison systems through the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), operating 25 adult correctional facilities across the state including Stateville, Menard, and Pontiac.
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Community corrections is an integral component of the Bureau's correctional programs. Community corrections staff develop and administer contracts for community-based correctional programs and serve as the Bureau's local liaison with the Federal courts, the U.S. Marshals Service, state and local corrections, and a variety of community groups.
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Greenville, Illinois, is a medium security facility housing male offenders. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum security female offenders. FCI Greenville is located approximately 43 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri, and 63 miles from Springfield, Illinois.
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Pekin, Illinois, is a medium security facility housing male inmates. An adjacent minimum security satellite prison camp houses female offenders. FCI Pekin is located on the south edge of Pekin on Illinois Route 29, approximately 10 miles south of Peoria, 180 miles southwest of Chicago, and 180 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri.
The Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago, Illinois, is an administrative facility designed to house Federal prisoners of all security levels, including both male and female offenders appearing before Federal courts in the Northern District of Illinois. MCC Chicago is located in downtown Chicago, at the intersection of Clark and Van Buren Streets.
The United States Penitentiary (USP) in Marion, Illinois, is a medium security facility housing male inmates and should be considered an FCI Medium. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum security male offenders. USP Marion is located approximately 9 miles south of the city of Marion, 300 miles from Chicago, and 120 miles from St. Louis, Missouri.
The Big Muddy River Correctional Center is a Level 3, high medium-security facility, located one mile south of Ina in Jefferson County. The facility consists of a total of 20 buildings, which comprise more than 39,000 square feet. The living units consist of four X-type housing units, one receiving and orientation unit, one segregation unit and a 15-bed health care unit. The facility sits on a 78-acre site, with 38 acres enclosed by fencing.
The facility consists of 46 buildings, which comprise of 335,689 square feet. The living units consist of three housing unit clusters with a total of 14 housing units, one receiving unit, one segregation unit and a 15-bed health care unit. The facility sits on 100 acres with 50 acres enclosed by fencing.
The Safer Foundation's Crossroads ATC center has a 330-bed capacity and is located at 3210 W. Arthington, on the west side of Chicago. Crossroads ATC provides programming for residents at the point of entry. A series of comprehensive assessments is given to every resident. The results allow staff to develop effective programming to meet their needs. These programs are designed to provide skills, education, opportunities and resources in an attempt to reduce recidivism. The facility consists of one building with four community-style living units, which house general population offenders.
Danville Correctional Center is a Level 3 high medium-security adult male institution. The facility has 17 buildings, which encompasses a total of 85 acres. The living units consist of three X-type housing units, one T-type housing unit, one receiving unit, one segregation unit and a 15-bed health care unit. The center houses general population inmates.
The Decatur ATC is a Level 8 adult residential facility operated and administered by the Illinois Department of Corrections. The institution is housed in a single-story building. The center houses adult male felons completing the remaining three to 24 months of their sentence.
Dixon Correctional Center is distinct in its size as IDOC's largest medium-security facility and is unique in its diversity. The administration of the facility is divided into specialized areas that include units housing general population (GP) inmates, older inmates with special needs, inmates with disabilities as well as an infirmary.� The Special Treatment Center (STC) is medium-security center that houses both mentally ill and developmentally disabled inmates. �The Dixon Psychiatric Unit (DPU) is a maximum-security unit, which serves as IDOC's primary psychiatric correctional facility. Both the Special Treatment Center and Dixon Psychiatric Unit serve the needs of the mentally handicapped and developmentally disabled offenders by providing programs geared specifically toward a \"special needs\" population as well as a therapeutic environment. The Dixon Correctional Center is situated on 462 acres of land just north of the city of Dixon, with 125 acres inside the perimeter fence. The facility sidewalks,
The bootcamp philosophy is designed to provide a short-term program of labor intensive discipline to include programming geared toward improving self-esteem and discouraging further criminal behavior. Dixon Springs-IIP is a co-ed program
Pinckneyville Correctional Center is also the parent facility for the DuQuoin Impact Incarceration Program, which houses an average of 200 offenders participating in a short-term paramilitary type rehabilitation program. The DuQuoin Impact Incarceration Program functions as a boot camp, whereby eligible offenders approved by the sentencing courts and accepted by the department shall upon successful completion of the program requirements have their sentences reduced to time served and shall serve a term of mandatory supervised release.
The Dwight Correctional Center, originally the Oakdale Reformatory for Women, opened November 24, 1930. The Level 1 facility is situated on approximately 100 acres. ~~~Dwight serves a multifaceted population, consisting of reception and classification, segregation, protective custody, condemned and mental health units as well as a state-of the-art medical facility designated to provide care to pregnant and critically or terminally ill inmates.
East Moline Correctional Center is a Level 6 minimum-security facility for adult males. The facility is located in northwest Illinois overlooking the Mississippi River. The facility was converted from a mental health facility in 1980. The facility consists of a total of 26 buildings, which comprise of more than 430,000 square feet. Included at the center are housing units, work camp, administration building, one segregation unit and a 12-bed health care unit. The facility sits on more than 80 acres with 60 acres being enclosed by fencing.
Fox Valley Adult ATC was formerly known as the Kane County Springbrook Tuberculosis Sanitarium. In April 1972, the Illinois Department of Corrections opened Fox Valley Community Correctional Center as a Level 8 work release facility housing male offenders. In August 2000, the center was converted to a female facility joining the Women and Family Services Division. The center is a single four-story brick structure housing administrative offices, counseling, volunteer and educational programs and up to 128 female residents. The first floor holds the administrative offices, dietary area and a toy room where residents can spend time with their children during visits. The third and fourth floors house the 40 resident rooms.
Graham Correctional Center is a Level 4 medium-security adult male correctional facility located two miles southeast of Hillsboro on Route 185. Graham is located on 117 acres and has 50 buildings within the facility.
The Greene County Work camp originally opened in March 1993 as the Greene County Impact Incarceration Program, a military-style boot camp, which closed in October 2002. In February 2004, the facility reopened as a work camp equipped to house up to 200 offenders who must meet stringent criteria.
Hardin County Work Camp consists of nine buildings, totaling 37,643 square feet. The living units consist of three dormitory-type housing units. The facility sits on 15.3 acres.
Hill Correctional Center is comprised of 71 acres of land, 38 acres within the security fences. The facility is situated in the southwest corner of Galesburg. The facility consists of a total of 29 buildings. The living units consist of four housing units and one orientation/receiving unit. In addition, there is one segregation unit, a 17-bed infirmary unit and two main recreational yards.
Illinois River Correctional Center is a high-medium, Level 3, adult male correctional facility consisting of a total of 29 buildings, which comprise more than 409,000 square feet. The living units consist of four X-type housing units, one receiving and orientation unit, one segregation unit and a 15-bed health care unit. In addition, the center has a special management unit, which provides special security for inmates housed there. The facility sits on a 100-acre site, with 40 acres enclosed by fencing. The facility also houses general population inmates.
The institution consists of approximately 70 acres of which 24 acres are located within the perimeter fencing. The facility consists of 13 buildings containing in excess of 152,000 square feet. The living units consist of five housing units, one segregation unit and a 7-bed health care unit. The Jacksonville Correctional Center is also the parent institution of the Pittsfield Work Camp and Greene County Work Camp.
Jessie \"Ma\" Houston Adult Transition Center is a 200-bed Level 8 facility located in Dixmoor. The facility population consists of residents who have been classified for work release, have less than two years remaining before their mandatory supervised release and are committed to the program. Another population is impact incarceration electronic monitoring releases. This population has successfully completed an impact incarceration program, but has no host site available for electronic monitoring.
Kankakee Minimum Security Unit (MSU), a Level 7 facility, is a satellite facility of Dwight Correctional Center. The unit can house up to 200 inmates on 23 acres of land. Kankakee MSU offenders provide public service hours in community-based programs.
Lawrence Correctional Center is a Level 2 secure-medium facility located in southeastern Illinois. The facility consists of 16 buildings, which comprise more than 364,000 square feet. The warehouse, mailroom, vehicle maintenance and maintenance departments are located outside of the perimeter fence, which assists in the safety and security of the facility. Lawrence Correctional Center consists of approximately 56 acres on a 160-acre sight. The eight housing units are T-design with a segregation unit and health care unit. The facility is ADA (American Disabilities Act) approved and houses several ADA offenders.
The Lincoln Correctional Center is a Level 4 medium-security facility located in Logan County in the City of Lincoln that consists of a total of 14 buildings, which comprise approximately 25 acres. Of the 14 buildings making up the facility, 11 are located within a double security fence surrounded by five strategically located towers. The living units consist of five dorm style housing units along with a segregation unit and a 7-bed health care unit. The facility has been housing general population female offenders since Oct. 7, 2000, and is one of three facilities designated to house the adult female offender.
Logan Correctional Center is a Level 4, medium-security adult male institution located in Lincoln, 30 miles north of Springfield. Logan's living units consist of seven E-style units, three C-style units, one X-house, a segregation unit and a 15-bed infirmary health care unit. The facility encompasses 150 acres and houses general population offenders on 57 acres enclosed by fencing.
Menard Correctional Center was established on the banks of the Mississippi River in 1878. The maximum-security facility changes in elevation over 200 feet and includes more than 2,600 acres with 41 acres enclosed by perimeter. The facility is comprised of 155 buildings totaling 1,294,000 square feet. Menard is the state's largest maximum-security facility. The center consists of five housing units, a receiving and orientation unit, segregation unit and a health care unit. Also included is the Menard medium-security unit.
The Safer Foundation's North Lawndale ATC has a 200-bed capacity and is located at 2839 W. Fillmore on the west side of Chicago. The facility and the programs of North Lawndale ATC are designed for offenders in work-release status transitioning from secure custody and preparing for parole. The security system within the facility enables staff to monitor residents' living, common and recreation areas and streets in the area around the facility. The facility consists of one building with four community-style living units, which house general population offenders.
The Peoria Adult Transition Center is located at 607-613 Main St., Peoria, Ill. The facility is a renovated three-story brick structure that is leased from the private sector. The center's association with the city of Peoria has existed for more than 30 years. The center houses 200 male offenders and has a staffing complement of 48 employees and five contractual employees. A center supervisor and two assistant supervisors of operations and programs administer the center.
The center is comprised of 19 buildings, totaling 434,000 square feet, contained on 148 acres of land. The institution consists of five X-design housing units, one of which is segregation housing only. �The center has living accommodations built to (American Disabilities Act) ADA specifications meeting the needs of its disabled population. A total of 64 beds are reserved for inmates, who are qualified individuals with a disability. Pinckneyville Correctional Center is also the parent facility for the DuQuoin Impact Incarceration Program, which houses an average of 200 offenders participating in a short-term paramilitary type rehabilitation program. The DuQuoin Impact Incarceration Program functions as a boot camp, whereby eligible offenders approved by the sentencing courts and accepted by the department shall upon successful completion of the program requirements have their sentences reduced to time served and shall serve a term of mandatory supervised release.
The Pittsfield Work Camp opened in September 1996 and can house up to 400 offenders who must meet stringent criteria. The work crew program at Pittsfield has continued to grow and cover numerous requests. Pittsfield also offers ABE (Adult Basic Education), Pre GED (General Education Development) and GED education as well as Custodial Floor Maintenance and Job Preparedness classes to better prepare offenders for reintegration into society.
The facility consists of a total of 63 buildings, which comprise of more than 744,000 square feet. The facility sits on a 37-acre site, with 32 acres being enclosed by fencing. Pontiac Correctional Center houses the following offenders: segregation, condemned protective custody, mental health, administrative detention reintegration management and medium security.
The facility is comprised of 23 buildings, which provide more than 200,000 square feet of serviceable space. This includes six housing units, each containing 10 dormitory rooms, an administration building, control center, mailroom, armory and main gate. Also included are an academic/vocation building, a multi-purpose building with a gym and non-denominational chapel, a medical unit, segregation unit, food service building and a building housing identification, personal property, commissary and laundry. Outside the perimeter fence sits a maintenance building, warehouse and a training facility. The entire complex occupies approximately 100 acres.
The Shawnee Correctional Center is a high-medium, Level 3, security facility, housing adult male felons and is located in rural Johnson County in extreme southern Illinois. The center is also responsible for a satellite facility, the Hardin County Work Camp, located near Cave-in-Rock. Shawnee Correctional Center consists of a 24 buildings, totaling 369,029 square feet. The living units consist of four X-type units, one receiving and orientation unit, two segregation units and a 16-bed health care unit. The facility sits on 60 acres with 40 acres inside the fence.
Sheridan Correctional Center is located approximately 70 miles west of Chicago in LaSalle County and was originally constructed in 1941 as a juvenile facility. On Aug. 13, 1973, it was converted to an adult facility. Sheridan Correctional Center was closed from Aug. 15, 2002, until it reopened on Jan. 2, 2004. Sheridan Correctional Center consists of a total of 75 buildings, which comprise more than 600,000 square feet. There are 13 housing units and a 9-bed health care unit. The facility sits on 270 acres with 80 acres inside the perimeter fencing. The facility houses general population offenders.
The Southern Illinois ATC is located near the campus of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. The facility is a split-level four-story building, which is 11,060 square feet. The living units consist of four wings. Each wing has five rooms, which house three to four offenders per room. The first level contains the administration offices, command center and dietary. The second floor contains the security office, life skills development area, counselor offices and business office.
📍950 Kingshighway Street, East St. Louis, IL, 62203
📞618-394-2200
👤600 Capacity
The facility consists of a total of 19 buildings, which comprise more than 195,214 square feet. The living units consist of four dorm-style housing units, one 8-bed segregation unit and a 6-bed health care unit. The facility sits on a 24-acre site, with 22 acres being enclosed by fencing.
The facility sits on a total of 2,264 acres of land with a 33-foot wall with guard towers surrounding it. This adult male maximum-security facility consists of a 22-bed infirmary in the health care unit and three living units that house general population, segregation, protective custody and temporary writ inmates. The Northern Reception and Classification Center (NRC) functions as the major adult male intake and processing unit for the entire state. The NRC contains 1,800 beds in 24 housing units. Within the NRC is also the minimum-security unit, which can house up to 400 offenders in two units.
Tamms Correctional Center consists of a 500-bed C-Max security facility and a 200-bed minimum-security unit (MSU). The MSU provides offender work crews for a number of municipalities. MSU offenders also provide labor for maintenance, housekeeping and grounds keeping for the main facility. The facility is situated on 236 acres of land just north of Tamms on Route 127 in Alexander County. Twenty-four acres are occupied by the C-Max physical plant, which is surrounded by a 12-foot high double-barbed wire security fence.
Taylorville Correctional Center is a Level 5, high minimum-security facility located on Illinois Route 29, 30 miles southeast of Springfield. The facility opened in 1990. In 1995, the facility was designated as a security threat group (STG)-free facility, housing offenders with no affiliations to an STG. Taylorville Correctional Center's experience has been that offenders who are STG-free readily respond to population management techniques and commit fewer rule infractions than those associated with STGs. Also important in managing the population is programs provided by the facility. These programs assist with population management and provide opportunities for inmates to improve their life and work skills to enhance their chance of success upon release.
Thomson Correctional Center is a Level 1 adult male maximum-security facility comprised of 1,600 cells and eight housing units. The facility also has a 200-bed minimum-security unit. The facility is 146 acres and consists of 15 buildings, totaling 625,000 square feet. Construction in the cell houses is pre-cast, reinforced cement walls. The facility is enclosed by a 12-foot exterior fence and 15-foot interior fence, which includes a dual sided electric stun fence. This facililty is not yet open.
Thomson Correctional Center is a Level 1 adult male maximum-security facility comprised of 1,600 cells and eight housing units. The facility also has a 200-bed minimum-security unit. The facility is 146 acres and consists of 15 buildings, totaling 625,000 square feet. Construction in the cell houses is pre-cast, reinforced cement walls. The facility is enclosed by a 12-foot exterior fence and 15-foot interior fence, which includes a dual sided electric stun fence.
The Vandalia Correctional Center, located 85 miles southeast of Springfield, was established as the original prison farm operation in Illinois housing entirely misdemeanor offenders. The center has a dorm-type setting with 113 buildings, totaling 412,000 square feet. Total acreage is 1,520 with eight acres contained within the perimeter fence.
The Vienna Correctional Center, located in southern Illinois, is adjacent to the Shawnee National Forest. The Vienna Correctional Center is a Level 6 security facility. Vienna Correctional Center sits on 3,500 acres with 40 acres being enclosed by fences. Vienna Correctional Center is the parent facility to the Dixon Springs-Impact Incarceration Program (IIP), which is located in Pope County.
The Western Illinois Correctional Center houses general population inmates. The center has 21 buildings inside a perimeter fence surrounding 32 acres. The buildings include four housing units, administration building, health care unit, a receiving and segregation unit, dietary department, a warehouse and maintenance complex, a multi-purpose building housing academic, vocational and gymnasium, and a Correctional Industry meat processing plant.
The mission of West Side Adult Transition Center is to provide within the guidelines of appropriate custodial care, a continuum of programs and services for the male offender, who transitions from an institution to an adult transition center, to the community and discharge from parole that addresses the unique medical, social, psychological and educational needs of the committed male.
The correction facility is located on the top floor of the Adams County Courthouse and has a capacity of 120. There are 22 full time correction officers who staff the corrections facility.
The Cook County DOC administers eleven separate jail divisions, house nearly 10,000 inmates and employs more than 3800 correctional offices and support staff.
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 312-347-2400 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 815-338-9396 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.
The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department is located in Southern Illinois. St. Clair County is bordered to the west by St. Louis, Missouri, to the south by Monroe and Randolph Counties, to the east by Washington and Clinton Counties and to the north by Madison County. St. Clair County, organized in 1790 was the first, and therefore is the oldest county in the state of Illinois. It was named for General St. Clair, who was the governor of the Northwest Territory under President Washington.
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 312-347-2400 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CST. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 618-845-3512 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.
The Will County Adult Detention facility originally opened its doors in March of 1989, has completed a $70 million dollar expansion of the facility in May of 2009. The original 156,000 square foot building was expanded to 318,000 square feet, adding 10 new housing units and increasing capacity of the jail from 322 inmates to over 1000 inmates. The facility is located in the downtown area of the county seat of Will County, which is Joliet Illinois. The facility is constructed in an architectural style called \"podular\". The podular architecture clusters inmate cells around a common day room, exercise area, and visitation room.
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