United States · IL · Chicago
MCC Chicago
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit MCC Chicago
Step-by-step guidance using the United States system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
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Metropolitan Correctional Center operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: North Central Region.
Background
The Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago (MCC Chicago) is a United States federal prison in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It holds imprisoned men and women of all security levels before and during court proceedings in the Northern District of Illinois, and for brief sentences. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1975
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Population held
mixed
Opened
1975
Region
IL
Security level
Administrative
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
Visit days and hours vary by facility. Visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (form BP-A0629). Pre-screen via VINELink + the facility's visiting page.
Mailing
Inmate Name & Register #, MCC Chicago, 71 WEST VAN BUREN STREET, Chicago, IL 60605. Cash and metal staples not accepted; CorrLinks (TRULINCS) for email if subscribed.
Practical info
Inmate funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund (receiver: inmate name, prisoner ID, BOP Trust Fund). Email service via CorrLinks where the inmate has subscribed.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Data completeness
78%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- BOP facility page
- BOP locations API
- US Federal Bureau of Prisons — locations directory — US Department of Justice
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.