Murphysboro Life Skills Re-Entry Center
Scott Thompson, Acting Warden
Facility Data
Facility Data
Murphysboro Life Skills Re-Entry Center
Opened: April 16, 2018
*Operational Capacity: 240
Minimum-Security Adult Male
**Population: 157
Average Annual Cost Per Offender: $170,181 (FY18)
*Operational capacity is the maximum amount of beds a facility has; to include all health care, crisis, segregation, protective custody, isolation, R&Cs, and future beds that are down for repair. Data reflects a bed space capacity census that was conducted in CY19.
**As of 4/22/20
Visiting Hours
The facility is on Administrative Quarantine with no visits. Phone calls and video visits will continue as normal.
Visiting Hours
Visitor ADA Accommodations
IDOC Visitation Rules and Information—please review before visiting
Saturday/Sunday and Holidays from 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM.
Visits must be pre-scheduled within 48 hours of the visit. Visitors shall only be allowed a maximum of a 2-hour visit. No visitor will be admitted to the visiting room after 4:30 p.m. Only three (3) adults may visit at a time. The number of children is restricted to available seating at the table.
Video Visitation Hours
Sunday through Saturday 8:00a to 9:00p
Visitors should log on to the GTL 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
Video Visitation Guidelines
Facility Address
Facility Address
636 Elza Brantley Dr.
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Business Mail:
636 Elza Brantley Dr.
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Inmate Mail:
Inmate Name & IDOC#
636 Elza Brantley Dr.
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Phone: (618) 565-2944
Facility Information
Facility Information