Tarry Williams, Warden
Facility Data
Western Illinois Correctional Center
Opened: April 1989
*Operational Capacity: 2,123
Medium Security Adult Male
*Western Illinois Correctional Center Population: 1,882
*Clayton County Work Camp Population: 149
*Total Current Population: 2,031
Average Age: 33
FY2010 Average Annual Cost Per Inmate: $16,056.00
*As of 5/31/2012. Reflects bed space capacity analysis as outlined in the July 1, 2012 Quarterly Report to the Legislature.
Western Illinois Correctional Center is the parent institution for Clayton Work Camp
Visiting Hours
IDOC Visitation Rules and Information
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.
Western Illinois Correctional Center
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 be checked in 1 hour before end of visiting hours
Facility Address
Business Mail:
2500 Rt. 99 South
Mount Sterling, IL 62353
Inmate Mail:
Inmate Name & IDOC#
2500 Rt. 99 South
Mount Sterling, IL 62353
Phone: (217) 773-4441
Fax: (217) 773-2202
Facility Information
Western Illinois Correctional Center adheres to the mission of the Illinois Department of Corrections, which is to protect the public from criminal offenders through a system of incarceration and supervision, which securely segregates offenders from society, assures offenders of their constitutional rights and maintains programs to enhance the success of offenders' reentry into society.
The Western Illinois Correctional Center houses general population inmates. The center has 21 buildings inside a perimeter fence surrounding 32 acres. The buildings include four housing units, administration building, health care unit, a receiving and segregation unit, dietary department, a warehouse and maintenance complex, a multi-purpose building housing academic, vocational and gymnasium, and a Correctional Industry meat processing plant.
Inmate Programs
Academic:
- ABE (Adult Basic Education)
- Pre-GED (Pre-General Education Development)
- GED (General Education Development)
Vocational:
- Automotive Technology
- Construction Occupations
- Horticulture
- Career Technology
- College Academic
Industries:
Volunteer Services:
Other:
- Life Style Redirections
- Substance Abuse Education
- Anger Management
- Leisure Time Activity
- Chaplaincy
- Library
- Community Work Crews
- Parole School
- Individual Counseling