Illinois River Correctional Center 

Facility Data

Illinois River Correctional Center
Opened: October 1989
*Operational Capacity: 2,096
Medium Security Adult Male
*Current Population: 2,027
Average Age: 36
FY2010 Average Annual Cost Per Inmate: $15,885.00 

Visiting Hours

IDOC Visitation Rules and Information—please review before visiting

Visitors to any correctional facility will be required to produce photo identification and verification of date of birth. Please be sure to bring 2 forms of identification with you; these would include a current photo ID such as a driver’s license, a state ID card, government ID card, military ID/driver’s license, or acceptable documentation of non-U.S. citizenship including a current Passport, or Visa, documentation must contain the visitor’s date of birth. Expired forms of identification will not be accepted. Visitors will also be required to provide vehicle information and other pertinent data, such as government identification, official credentials, attorney registration, and or law student certification.

General population
8:30 a.m. to 5:30p.m. seven (7) days a week.  Offenders are permitted six (6) visits per month, with no more than two (2) on weekends or holidays.  All visitors must arrive by 2:30p.m. 

Segregation and diagnostic program inmates
10:00am to 2:00pm, Monday through Friday
Visitors must arrive by 12:00pm

Facility Address

Physical Address:
1300 W. Locust Street
Canton, IL 61520

Business Mail:
P.O. Box 999
Canton, IL 61520 

Inmate Mail:
Inmate Name & IDOC#
P.O. Box 999
Canton, IL 61520 

Phone: (309) 647-7030
Fax: (309) 647-0353

Facility Information

The primary mission of Illinois River Correctional Center is to protect the public from criminal offenders through a system of incarceration, supervision, programs and services designed to return appropriate offenders to the community with skills and attitudes that will help them become useful and productive citizens.

Illinois River Correctional Center is a medium security adult male correctional facility consisting of a total of 29 buildings, which comprise more than 409,000 square feet. The living units consist of four X-type housing units, one receiving and orientation unit, one segregation unit and a 15-bed health care unit. In addition, the center has a special management unit, which provides special security for inmates housed there. The facility sits on a 100-acre site, with 40 acres enclosed by fencing. The facility also houses general population inmates.

Inmate Programs

Academic:

• ABE (Adult Basic Education)
• GED (General Education Development)

Vocational:

• Construction Technology
• Horticulture
• Automotive Technology
• Career Technology
• Culinary Arts
• Electronics Technology

Industries:

• Bakery

Other:

• Life Skills
• Substance Abuse
• Anger Management
• Leisure Time Activity
• Volunteer Services
• Chaplaincy
• Library
• Sex Offender Program
• Community Work Crews