Now, for the first time since the facility closed in 2002, tourists can walk in through that gate. The Old Joliet Prison, as it’s known locally, is offering public tours. But the prison outside ...

Geiler's previous crimes happened nowhere near Joliet. His 2016, 2017 and 2021 convictions that landed him in prison at the Dixon Correctional Center were in Tazewell and Woodford Counties.

The Will County Center for Correctional Concerns provides free GED tests for detainees at the jail, but needs donations.

In a Joliet house on Hickory Street back in 2013 ... Experts told the I-Team that the Western Illinois Correctional Center was notorious for safety concerns. "Western has long been a facility ...

The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) established two new partnerships to address needs and expand training ...

The prison is located just north of Joliet in Crest Hill. The state is also planning to replace Logan Correctional Center in downstate Lincoln, but that exact new location has not been determined yet.