The Old Joliet Prison was open for nearly 150 years and has been closed for more than 20. A section of the prison that has ...

Officials say Stateville’s budget has stayed relatively level because of an increase in the population of a reception center ...

when Illinois’ first state prison, in downstate Alton, became too overcrowded. Steven Wright of the Joliet Area Historical Museum said the Joliet prison took years to complete. “They did ...

Once it was among the largest prisons in the country, but Joliet's permanent population has shrunk to about 200, and for decades it has served mainly as the state prison system's intake valve.

The Joliet prison closed in 2002 after 144 years. Film officials say having the vacant prison close to Chicago could be a good draw for other movies, since many other empty jails are either too ...

In a Joliet house on Hickory Street back in 2013 ... ineligible for parole and was serving his time at the state prison about an hour east of the Missouri border, when Ortega was placed to ...

A tentative agreement meant to end the strikes among New York prison workers has failed to do so in most cases, with staff at 32 prisons still refusing to come to work, the state said Monday.

But thanks to more than $10 million in state and federal grants, tour groups can now tour the administration building and see ...

This summer, guided tours will be available for the area that once housed wardens, clerks, and the officials who ran day-to-day operations. Hard hats will be required.