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Maximum. Capacity. 4,134. Opened. 1925. Managed by. Illinois Department of Corrections. Stateville Correctional Center ( SCC) is a maximum security state prison for men in Crest Hill, Illinois, United States, near Chicago. [1] [2] It is a part of the Illinois Department of Corrections .
The execution chamber was located at Tamms Correctional Center. Previously, inmates had been executed at Stateville Correctional Center. In March 1998, the site of executions was moved from Stateville Correctional Center to Tamms Correctional Center in Tamms, Illinois. See also. Illinois portal; List of law enforcement agencies in Illinois
Joliet Correctional Center, which was a completely separate prison from Stateville Correctional Center in nearby Crest Hill, opened in 1858. The prison was built with convict labor leased by the state to contractor Lorenzo P. Sanger and warden Samuel K. Casey. The limestone used to build the prison was quarried on the site.
Members of a legislative review panel on Friday said a state proposal to replace the ancient Stateville Correctional Center in suburban Chicago makes sense, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration ...
Lincoln residents urge state officials to keep state prison in town, halt move near Chicago. Gannett. Patrick M. Keck, Springfield State Journal- Register. June 17, 2024 at 4:40 AM. While public ...
FOX 32 News. June 14, 2024 at 6:28 PM. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - New developments have emerged regarding the plans to close Stateville Prison and relocate Logan Prison, with public hearings continuing ...
Crest Hill, Illinois. Location of Crest Hill in Will County, Illinois. / 41.56444°N 88.10861°W / 41.56444; -88.10861. Crest Hill is a city in Lockport Township, Will County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census put Crest Hill's population at 20,459. [3]
Opened. 1878. Managed by. Illinois Department of Corrections. Menard Correctional Center, known prior to 1970 as Southern Illinois Penitentiary, is an Illinois state prison located in the town of Chester in Randolph County, Illinois. It houses maximum-security and high-medium-security adult males. The average daily population as of 2007 was 3,410.