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Stateville Correctional Center

Charles Truitt, Warden

Facility Data

Stateville Correctional Center
Opened: March 1925
*Operational Capacity: 1,252
Maximum Security Adult Male
**Stateville Correctional Center Population: 1,091
**Northern Reception and Classification Center Population: 1,031
**Stateville Minimum Security Unit: 134
**Total Population: 2,256
Average Annual Cost Per Individual: $51,929 (FY20)

*Operational capacity is the maximum amount of beds a facility has; to include all health care, crisis, segregation, protective custody, isolation, R&Cs, and future beds that are down for repair. Data reflects a bed space capacity census that was conducted in CY19.

**As of 1/1/21

Stateville Correctional Center is the parent institution for the Northern Reception and Classification Center and Stateville Minimum Security Unit.

Visitation

Visitor ADA Accommodations

IDOC Visitation Rules and Information

To visit Stateville Correctional Center, you must sign up at least seven days in advance.

Video Visitation

Video visitation hours are Sunday through Saturday 4:00p to 8:00p. Visitors should log on 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Video Visitation Guidelines

Facility Address

Business Mail:
16830 So. Broadway St.
P.O. Box 112
Joliet, IL 60434

Individual in Custody Mail:
Individual in Custody Name & IDOC#
P.O. Box 112
Joliet, IL 60434

Phone: (815) 727-3607
Fax: (815) 727-5511

Facility Information

Stateville Correctional Center's mission is to encourage and promote a climate of safe and secure conditions in which individuals in custody and staff can develop positive attitudes and encourage work and program opportunities and experiences that guide individuals in custody toward reintegration into the community.

The facility sits on a total of 2,264 acres of land with a 33-foot wall with guard towers surrounding it. This adult male maximum security facility consists of a 32-bed infirmary in the health care unit and three living units that house general population, segregation, protective custody and temporary writ individuals in custody . The Northern Reception and Classification Center (NRC) functions as the major adult male intake and processing unit for the entire state. The NRC contains 1,800 beds in 24 housing units. Within the NRC is also the minimum-security unit, which can house up to 384 individuals in custody in two units.

Individual in Custody Programs

Academic:

  • ABE (Adult Basic Education)
  • GED (General Education Development)

Vocational:

  • Barbering

Industries:

  • Soap
  • Recycling

Volunteer Services

  • Creative Art
  • Choir
  • Religious Bible Studies

Postsecondary Education:

  • North Park University: Master of Arts in Christian Ministry and Restorative Arts Degree
  • Northwestern University: Bachelor of Arts with Associates of Arts through collaboration with Oakton Community College
  • Northeastern University / University Without Walls Program (UWW) – Competency based Bachelor Degree
  • DePaul University: Inside Out Program; credit bearing class
  • Behavior Modification
  • College Think Tanks
  • Long Term Offender Program (LTO)/Creative Writing/Creative Art
  • Houses of Healing
  • Further Learning
  • Communication Skills/Math Skills
  • Finance Skills/Grief Group
  • Twelve Step Program

Other:

  • Library
  • Life Skills
  • Anger Management
  • Substance Abuse
  • Life Style Redirection
  • Chaplaincy/Religious Programming
  • Veterans Group
  • Community Work Crews
  • Counseling