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Lawrence Correctional Center
The Lawrence Correctional Center is a medium security adult male prison of the Illinois Department of Corrections in Sumner Sumner may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Sumner, a mountain in the Rare Range, Antarctica * Sumner Glacier, southern Graham Land, Antarctica Australia * Sumner, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane New Zealand * Sumner, New Zealand, seaside sub ..., Illinois. The prison was opened in November 2001 and has an operational capacity of 2,458 prisoners. Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved 6 December 2015. References Prisons in Illinois[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Department Of Corrections
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. The IDOC was established in 1970, combining the state's prisons, juvenile centers, and parole services. The juvenile corrections system was split off into the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice on July 1, 2006. Facilities Crossroads and North Lawndale Adult Transition Centers are operated by the Safer Foundation. Closed prisons * Alton Military Prison: open 1833 through 1857, replaced by Joliet; operated as a military prison during the Civil War * Decatur Adult Transition Center; closed 2012 * Dwight Correctional Center: closed in 2013; maximum security * Hardin County Work Camp; closed 2015; low minimum * Jesse 'Ma' Houston Adult Transition Center: closed 2011; transitional facility * Joliet Prison: closed in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumner, Illinois
Sumner is a city in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,174 at the 2010 census, with approximately 2,000 of that population being inmates at the Lawrence Correctional Center. History Sumner was established as a stop along the Ohio and Mississippi Railway in the early 1850s. Initially known as "Black Jack" when a post office was opened in 1852, the city was renamed for Benjamin Sumner, an early settler, in 1855. Sumner incorporated in 1887. Geography Sumner lies along Illinois State Route 250, just south of its junction with U.S. Route 50 to the north. Red Hills State Park is located just to the northeast. According to the 2010 census, Sumner has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,022 people, 369 households, and 238 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 425 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.16% White, 1.96% African American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisons In Illinois
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correctional facility, lock-up, hoosegow or remand center, is a facility in which inmates (or prisoners) are confined against their will and usually denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state as punishment for various crimes. Prisons are most commonly used within a criminal justice system: people charged with crimes may be imprisoned until their trial; those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified period of imprisonment. In simplest terms, a prison can also be described as a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed. Prisons can also be used as a tool of political repression by authoritarian regimes. Their perceived opponents may be impris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
