Clicking on any of the Illinois facilities below will direct you to an information page with Inmate Search, Visitation, Mail, Phone, Email, Most Wanted and FAQ for families and friends.
Illinois maintains their own state prison system, 46 facilities which consist of every security level; maximum, medium, and minimum, which includes facilities that focus on re-entry and transition centers that prepare inmates for life outside of prison.
The Illinois Department of Corrections is where offenders are sent that have been convicted of felony crimes of murder, rape, assault, serious thefts and drug related offenses. These are offenses of at least one year, and all the way up to life imprisonment. Illinois abolished the death penalty in 2011.
The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice oversees 5 detention centers for juvenile offenders who have been convicted of serious crimes and sentenced to detention, or are awaiting their court dates.
To search for an inmate or juvenile offender, or learn how to communicate with an inmate in the Illinois Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, start by choosing from the list of facilities below.