Charles Truitt, Warden
Northern Reception and Classification Center
Opened: 2004
Population: 1,312 (as of 6/30/23)
Stateville Correctional Center is the parent institution for the Northern Reception and Classification Center.
Business Mail:
16830 So. Broadway Street
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
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 Stateville Minimum Security Unit.
Individuals in custody admitted to the NRC are in reception status. They remain in reception status until they are transferred to a permanent institution. Privileges and movement are limited at the reception center. There is no set time frame for processing an individual in custody ; the processing varies per individual in custody .
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