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In 1931, an additional cell house with 440 cells on 5 tiers was built. In this cell house, two men were assigned to each 8'x10'x8' cell, sharing a bunk bed, a cabinet, a desk, and outlet for a radio. With the new cell houses, the prison population grew to 2,504 inmates with 150 guards, or approximately 1 guard per 17 inmates.
Thomson Correctional Center, a maximum security facility built in 2001 near Thomson, Illinois, was sold by the state to the federal government in 2012, and was subsequently renamed the Administrative United States Penitentiary, Thomson (AUSP Thomson). In January 2019, the prison facility was fully activated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The old and smaller Joliet Correctional Center, which had opened in 1858 on a site in Joliet 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the south-southeast, was being considered for closure. . Construction commenced on the new Stateville facility in 1917, in what was then an unincorporated area of Lockport Township, [a] opening in 1925 with capacity to accommodate 1,506 inmat
The ramshackle F-House, a circular unit with cells around the perimeter and a guard tower in the middle, was closed in 2016 — the last of the nation's roundhouse prison housing units — although it was briefly reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic to put more space between inmates. F-House and other buildings no longer in use are part of the ...
Joliet Correctional Center 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. [2] The first 33 inmates arrived from Alton in May 1858 to begin construction; the last prisoners were transferred in ...
near Marion, Illinois: Coordinates: Status: Operational: Security class: Medium-security (with minimum-security prison camp) Population: 1,298 [1,117 at the USP, 181 in prison camp] (September 2023) Opened: 1963: Managed by: Federal Bureau of Prisons: Warden: Daniel Sproul
Under Illinois law, those ordered to serve prison time can be required to serve 50%, 75%, 85% or 100% of their sentences. The percentages increase based on the severity of the offense, according ...
(The Center Square) – Illinois correctional officers have reported overdose symptoms after handling inmates' mail, and now Republicans are calling to suspend or electronically scan incoming mail ...