Dixon Correctional Center is located in Lee County Illinois. It is a medium security prison that can incarcerate up to 2,529 adult males making it the largest medium security institution in the state.
Decatur Correctional Center is located in Macon County Illinois. It is a minimum security facility that currently houses 770 female inmates. The primary goal of this institution is to provide inmates with programs that can strengthen and grow family bonds, primarily between mothers and their children. The female offenders are housed in eight dormitory style units.
Danville Correctional Center is located in Vermilion County Illinois. It is a medium security institution that houses up to 1,864 adult males. Danville Correctional Center contains the inmates in four housing units, with additional receiving, segregation and health units all set on 85 acres.
Crossroads Adult Transition Center is located in Chicago Illinois. It is an adult transition center, which means it helps inmates who are about to be released to transition over to civilian life. The facility can house up to 380 adult male inmates.
Centralia Correctional Center is located Marion County Illinois. It is a medium security institution that can house 1,569 adult male offenders. Inmates are housed in fourteen units, incoming inmates are first housed in a receiving unit. Offenders who are difficult to manage or have safety and security concerns are housed in a segregation unit.
One of the things inmates look most forward to in prison is visitation. Visitation is an integral part of an inmate's rehabilitation. Often family members and friends feel discouraged when it comes to visiting an inmate. They are overwhelmed just by the thought of entering a correctional facility and don't know what to expect, or what is expected of them.
Offenders incarcerated in Illinois are allowed to receive letters from anyone as long as the piece of mail does not have anything else with it such as jewelry or contraband of any sort. Be sure to put the inmate's name and ID number on the envelope, and never place stickers on the envelope or letter, as this will cause the piece of mail to be rejected. Stickers have been used in the past to introduce illegal substances into the institution, so that is why they are so strict about stickers.
Big Muddy River Correctional Center is located in Ina Illinois part of Jefferson County. It is a medium security facility that can house approximately 1,958 adult males. This facility has a receiving and orientation unit for new arrivals, eventually an inmate will end up in one of four housing units.
Saint Anthony Work Camp is located in Eastern Idaho. It can hold about 240 minimum/low-risk male offenders. Many of the inmates at this facility are provided vocational work opportunities, and even full time paid employment. Some of the field the inmates can work in are construction, and contracted work with various county government agencies, public services and not for profit organizations.
Pocatello Women's Correctional Center is located in Pocatello Idaho. It is a mixed custody facility that can incarcerate up to 289 female offenders of all custody levels. It acts as the reception diagnostic and classification hub for all female offenders in the state.