Illinois Department of Corrections
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The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is the code department[1][2] of the Illinois state government that operates the adult state prison system. The IDOC is led by a director appointed by the Governor of Illinois,[3] and its headquarters are in Springfield.[4]
The IDOC was established in 1970, combining the state's prisons, juvenile centers, and parole services. The juvenile corrections system was split off into the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice on July 1, 2006.[3]
Facilities
| Name | Highest security |
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| Dixon Psychiatric Unit | 1 - Maximum |
| Menard Correctional Center | 1 - Maximum |
| Pontiac Correctional Center | 1 - Maximum |
| Stateville Correctional Center | 1 - Maximum |
| Dixon Correctional Center | Medium |
| Hill Correctional Center | 2 - Secure Medium |
| Lawrence Correctional Center | 2 - Secure Medium |
| Pinckneyville Correctional Center | 2 - Secure Medium |
| Western Illinois Correctional Center | 2 - Secure Medium |
| Big Muddy River Correctional Center | 3 - High Medium |
| Danville Correctional Center | 3 - High Medium |
| Dixon Special Treatment Center | 3 - High Medium |
| Illinois River Correctional Center | 3 - High Medium |
| Menard Medium Security Unit | 3 - High Medium |
| Pontiac Medium Security Unit | 3 - High Medium |
| Shawnee Correctional Center | 3 - High Medium |
| Centralia Correctional Center | 4 - Medium |
| Decatur Correctional Center | 4 - Medium |
| Graham Correctional Center | 4 - Medium |
| Lincoln Correctional Center | 4 - Medium |
| Logan Correctional Center | 4 - Medium |
| Sheridan Correctional Center | 4 - Medium |
| Jacksonville Correctional Center | 5 - High Minimum |
| Robinson Correctional Center | 5 - High Minimum |
| Taylorville Correctional Center | 5 - High Minimum |
| East Moline Correctional Center | 6 - Minimum |
| Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center | 6 - Minimum |
| Vandalia Correctional Center | 6 - Minimum |
| Vienna Correctional Center | 6 - Minimum |
| Clayton Work Camp | 7 - Low Minimum |
| Dixon Springs Impact Incarceration Program | 7 - Low Minimum |
| DuQuoin Impact Incarceration Program | 7 - Low Minimum |
| East Moline Work Camps 1 and 2 | 7 - Low Minimum |
| Greene County Work Camp | 7 - Low Minimum |
| Hardin County Work Camp | 7 - Low Minimum |
| Kankakee Minimum-Security Unit | 7 - Low Minimum |
| Pittsfield Work Camp | 7 - Low Minimum |
| Springfield Work Camp | 7 - Low Minimum |
| Southwestern Illinois Work Camp | 7 - Low Minimum |
| Stateville Minimum Security Unit | 7 - Low Minimum |
| Vandalia Work Camp | 7 - Low Minimum |
| Crossroads Adult Transition Center | 8 - Transitional |
| Decatur Adult Transition Center | 8 - Transitional |
| Fox Valley Adult Transition Center | 8 - Transitional |
| Jessie "Ma" Houston Adult Transition Center | 8 - Transitional |
| North Lawndale Adult Transition Center | 8 - Transitional |
| Peoria Adult Transition Center | 8 - Transitional |
| Southern Illinois Adult Transition Center | 8 - Transitional |
| West Side Adult Transition Center | 8 - Transitional |
Crossroads and North Lawndale Adult Transition Centers are operated by the Safer Foundation. As of December 2009, Thomson Correctional Center was in the process of being sold to the United States government.
Closed prisons
Remains of the old Illinois State Prison
- Illinois State Prison: opened 1833 and closed 1857, replaced by Joliet; operated as a military prison during the Civil War
- Joliet Prison: closed in 2002; 2.5 miles south of Stateville Correctional Center
- Dwight Correctional Center: closed in 2013; maximum security
- Dwight Reception and Classification Center
- Tamms Correctional Center: closed in 2013; maximum security
- Tamms Minimum Security Unit: Low Minimum
Death row
Illinois had the death penalty until it was abolished in 2011.[5] Illinois last execution was Andrew Kokoraleis, on March 17, 1999.[6]
Pontiac Correctional Center housed the male death row, while Dwight Correctional Center housed the female death row. Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Pontiac, Menard, and Tamms correctional centers.[7] The execution chamber was at Tamms Correctional Center.[8]
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Illinois
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
References
- ↑ Uphoff, Judy Lee (2012). "The Governor and the Executive Branch". In Lind, Nancy S.; Rankin, Erik. Governing Illinois: Your Connection to State and Local Government (PDF) (4th ed.). Center Publications, Center for State Policy and Leadership, University of Illinois at Springfield. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-0-938943-28-0.
- ↑ 20 ILCS 5/5-15
- 1 2 "IDOC Overview". Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ↑ "Contacting IDOC." Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ↑ Smith, Matt."Illinois abolishes death penalty." CNN. March 9, 2011.
- ↑ McKinney, Dave."." CHICAGO SUN TIMES. March 17, 1999.
- ↑ "DOC Report Online." Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Tamms Closed Maximum Security Unit: Ten-Point Plan Brief." Illinois Department of Corrections. 3 (9/51). September 3, 2009. Retrieved on September 1, 2010.
External links
- Illinois Department of Corrections — official site
- TITLE 20, CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS of the Illinois Administrative Code
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