Old Joliet Prison

1125 N Collins St, Joliet, Illinois 60432 USA

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Opens Fri 10a

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“Featured in "The Blues Brothers"”

This place is on private property. Listing for informational purposes only. Please do not visit without express permission from the land owner. Joliet Correctional Center (colloquially known as Joliet Prison) was a prison in Joliet, Illinois, United States from 1858 to 2002. It is featured in the motion picture The Blues Brothers as the prison from which Jake Blues is released at the beginning of the movie. It is also the location for the first season of Fox Network's Prison Break television show and the movie Let's Go to Prison. Joliet Correctional Center closed as a holding prison in 2002. Budget cuts and the obsolete and dangerous nature of the buildings were the cited reasons. All inmates and most staff were transferred to Stateville Correctional Center.

Reviewed by
Mathew G.

July 04, 2024

Wow! This place is so great! Joliet has a rich history with this jail. What makes this place unique is it was a functioning prison until around 2002-ish. Meaning this is a newer facility for... Read more

Reviewed by
Cindy P.

June 15, 2023

This was on our bucket list so we took the General History Tour, we are so glad we did! There are signs everywhere for the self guided tour but you get into some of the other areas through the... Read more

Reviewed by
Heathers F.

June 17, 2024

On our ventures of the city we were informed of this fine prison tour, unfortunately there were no guided tours this day. I really enjoyed the prison, we were able to check out several of the... Read more

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