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  2. Joliet Correctional Center - Wikipedia

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    www.jolietprison.org. Joliet Correctional Center (originally known as Illinois State Penitentiary, colloquially as Joliet Prison, Joliet Penitentiary, the Old Joliet Prison, and the Collins Street Prison) was a prison in Joliet, Illinois, United States, from 1858 to 2002. It is featured in the motion picture The Blues Brothers as the prison ...

  3. List of people executed in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 List of people executed in Illinois. 2 Abolition of death penalty. 3 See also. 4 Notes. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents.

  4. Richard Speck - Wikipedia

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    Imprisoned at. Stateville Correctional Center. Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence via stabbing, strangling, slashing their throats, or a combination of the three on the night of July 13–14, 1966.

  5. Stateville Correctional Center - Wikipedia

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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 .

  6. Joliet Iron and Steel Works - Wikipedia

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    Joliet Iron & Steel Works in the 1870s Ruins of the gas engine house at the old ironworks. Joliet Prison is visible in the background. Ruins of gas washers at the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site. The Joliet Iron and Steel Works was once the second largest steel mill in the United States. Joliet Iron Works was initially run from 1869 to 1936.

  7. Richard Honeck - Wikipedia

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    Joliet Correctional Centre. Southern Illinois Penitentiary. Richard Honeck (January 5, 1879 – December 28, 1976) was an American murderer who served one of the longest custodial sentences ever to terminate in a prisoner's release in American criminal history. Jailed in November 1899 for the murder of a former school friend, Honeck was paroled ...

  8. Talk:Joliet Correctional Center - Wikipedia

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    Rmhermen 16:35 28 Jul 2003 (UTC) Joliet was the site where "Blues Brothers" was filmed, long before the prison closed. Stateville is the prison where scenes from "Natural Born Killers" were filmed. Joliet and Stateville look somewhat alike in certain scenes and photos because both are built of native Illinois limestone.

  9. Category:Defunct prisons in Illinois - Wikipedia

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