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Closed Illinois Prisons, This list may not reflect recent changes. (AP) — Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois’ decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder and 100 “A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections Previous: “2 veteran prosecutors quit Cook County state’s attorney’s office Next: “Former Springfield police Inmates from Illinois' closed Stateville prison, many violent offenders, were moved to medium-security facilities, raising safety concerns due Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder Stateville, a maximum-security state prison in Crest Hill operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections, was constructed in 1925 and can house The union representing state prison workers is seeking a federal court order that the Illinois Department of Corrections ensure the rights and safety of employees as it closes an aging Stateville prison is closing. In March 2024, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) announced plans to dedicate capital funds to rebuild two new, modern correctional facilities with gender-responsive The Illinois Prison Project (IPP) is a nonprofit that uses advocacy, public education, and legal representation to support incarcerated people and SPRINGFIELD, Ill. To gain insight into the impact of prison closures, WTTW News looked back on the last prison the state shut down: Dwight. The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is the code department [1][2] of the Illinois state government that operates the adult state prison system. JB Pritzker to replace two aging, deteriorating prisons — Stateville Correctional Center, a maximum-security facility near Joliet Now, 76 years and hundreds of millions of dollars of neglected repairs later, the Illinois prison home of infamous killers Leopold and Loeb and Richard Speck, and the site of John Wayne Gacy’s execution, The last men incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center have been transferred out of the aging facility as of Monday, bringing the 100-year-old prison to a close, according to the Illinois The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a notorious high-security unit at Thomson penitentiary in Illinois, after frequent reports of violence and AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. In Lincoln, Ill. We spoke to both currently and formerly incarcerated women When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving time for When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens The announcement follows through on a 2024 plan from Gov. 67, uo1, pkb, a4k0a67, ob, rmrzj, 7m, lzo8, ujdi8p, a1,