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Stateville Correctional Center is a state prison located in Will County, Illinois. Rated capacity: 3,759. Reported population: 1,173. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
3,759
Current population
1,173
Occupancy
31%
Year opened
1925
Closed 1925
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1925
Region
Illinois
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
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Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 â December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence by stabbing, strangling, slashing their throats, or a combination of the three on the night of July 13â14, 1966.
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This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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ates, some of whom raised concerns early through grievances, only to later suffer serious injuries when authorities denied complaints or failed to act. In one case, a prisoner at Stateville Correctional Center filed a grievance to complain about roaches crawling over him as he slept. He also said he had extreme pain in his ear and heard constant crackling. But he said his complaints were ignored
rings on how to rethink solitary. Menard Correctional Center in Illinois. Joe Shapiro/NPR After the Chicago Tribune dug into both Daczewitz’s murder and a similar killing at Stateville Correctional Center — where a double-celled convicted murderer strangled his cellmate in his sleep — Illinois prison administrators created new guidelines to prevent future casualties. They started requiring
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World Prisons. (2026). Stateville Correctional Center. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stateville-correctional-center
"Stateville Correctional Center." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stateville-correctional-center.
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title = {Stateville Correctional Center},
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