Shawnee Correctional Center

Shawnee Correctional Center
Location	6665 IL-146 ; Vienna, Illinois
Status	medium
Capacity	2147
Opened	1984
Managed by	Illinois Department of Corrections

Last updated August 02, 2025

The Shawnee Correctional Center is a medium-security state prison for men located in Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections.^[1]

The facility was first opened in 1984, and has a working capacity of 2147. The facility is adjacent to the state's Vienna Correctional Center.

Notable inmates

Tesfaye Cooper - perpetrator of the 2017 Chicago torture incident hate crime^[2]
Larry Bright - serial killer who murdered eight women^[3]

References

↑ "Illinois River Correctional Center". Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "State of Illinois | DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Inmate Search Results".
↑ "Life In Prison For Serial Killer - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2006-05-30. Retrieved 2024-06-12.

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[1] "Illinois River Correctional Center". Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[2] "State of Illinois | DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Inmate Search Results".

[3] "Life In Prison For Serial Killer - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2006-05-30. Retrieved 2024-06-12.

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Location	6665 IL-146 Vienna, Illinois
Status	medium
Capacity	2147
Opened	1984
Managed by	Illinois Department of Corrections