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Danville Correctional Center

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Background

The Danville Correctional Center is an adult male prison of the Illinois Department of Corrections in Danville, Illinois. The facility is located about 5 miles east of central Danville and is located near the Illinois-Indiana border. The prison was opened in October 1985 and has an operational capacity of 1,854 prisoners. Convicted child sex offender Amos Yee was incarcerated there.

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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1985

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Illinois Department of Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1985

Region

IL

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

3820 East Main Street, Danville 61834

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Data completeness

38%

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