Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 30,305. Its county seat is Lincoln.
Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. First settled in the 1830s, it is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. Lincoln is home to one college - Lincoln Christian University - and two prisons. It is also the home of the world's largest covered wagon and numerous other historical sites along the Route 66 corridor.
The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is the code department of the Illinois state government that operates the adult state prison system. The IDOC is led by a director appointed by the Governor of Illinois, and its headquarters are in Springfield.
Broadwell Township is located in Logan County, Illinois. At the 2010 census, its population was 3,549 and it contained 256 housing units. Most of the residents of the township are inmates at the Lincoln and Logan Correctional Centers.
West Lincoln Township is located in Logan County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,685 and it contained 3,558 housing units.
Graham Correctional Center is a Level 4 medium-security adult male state prison in Hillsboro, Illinois. The prison opened in 1980 with a capacity of 750 inmates. The current capacity of the prison is 974, though the average daily population is 1,906. The prison's warden is Glen Austin. Graham Correctional Center consists of 50 buildings located on 117 acres. It houses a residential sex offender program and substance abuse treatment as well as vocational and academic classes for prisoners. The facility also houses an Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) Reception and Classification Center.
The Tamms Correctional Center is a closed Illinois Department of Corrections prison located in Tamms, Illinois. Prior to its 2013 closure, the prison housed people in two sections: (1) a 200-bed minimum security facility, opened in 1995, and (2) a 500-bed supermax facility known as the Closed Maximum Security Unit ("CMAX"), opened in 1998, that housed people defined by the prison leadership as most disruptive and dangerous.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Illinois. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp which houses minimum-security female offenders.
West Tennessee State Penitentiary (WTSP) is a Tennessee Department of Correction prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Tennessee, near Henning. Site #1 of WTSP formerly housed the Cold Creek Correctional Facility.
Logan Correctional Center is an Illinois Department of Corrections prison for female offenders in Broadwell Township, Logan County, Illinois, near Lincoln and 30 miles (48 km) north of Springfield. The 150-acre (61 ha) prison opened in January 1978. A 57-acre (23 ha) plot of fenced land houses general population prisoners. It lies just south of the Lincoln Correctional Center, a facility for male offenders.
The Dixon Correctional Center is a medium security adult male prison of the Illinois Department of Corrections in Dixon, Illinois. The prison was opened in July 1983 and has an operational capacity of 2,529 prisoners.
Lincoln Correctional Facility was a United States minimum-security men's prison located at 31–33 West 110th Street in Manhattan, New York, facing the north side of Central Park. It was used primarily as a work-release center for drug offenders; however, around 5% of the roughly 275 inmates it housed were white collar criminals, sometimes for work release.
Pinckneyville Correctional Center is a medium disciplinary-security Illinois state prison located in the town of Pinckneyville in Perry County.
The Vandalia Correctional Institution is a minimum-security state prison for men located in Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The Vienna Correctional Institution is a minimum-security state prison for men located in Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The Taylorville Correctional Center is a minimum-security state prison for men located in Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The Robinson Correctional Institution is a minimum-security (2018) state prison for men located in Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The Centralia Correctional Center is a medium-security state prison for men located in Centralia, Clinton County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The East Moline Correctional Center is a minimum-security state prison for men located in East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections. The facility was opened in 1980 and has a capacity of 1452 inmates, which includes the associated East Moline Work Camp.
The Jacksonville Correctional Center is a minimum-security state prison for men located in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections.
