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. Illinois's last execution was of Andrew Kokoraleis on March 17, 1999.

Pontiac Correctional Center housed the male death row, while Dwight Correctional Center housed the female death row. Prior to the January 11, 2003, commutation of death row sentences, male death row offenders were housed at Pontiac, Menard, and Tamms correctional centers. The execution chamber was located at Tamms Correctional Center. Previously, inmates had been executed at Stateville Correctional Center. In March 1998, the site of executions was moved from Stateville Correctional Center to Tamms Correctional Center in Tamms, Illinois.

See also

  • List of law enforcement agencies in Illinois
  • List of United States state correction agencies
  • List of U.S. state prisons
  • Dwight Correctional Center

References

  • Illinois Department of Corrections — official site
  • TITLE 20, CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS of the Illinois Administrative Code