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[ Former prison in Illinois, United States Tamms Correctional Center Tamms Correctional Center was an [Illinois Department of Corrections prison located in Tamms, Illinois.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamms_Correctional_Center#cite_note-1) Prior to its 2013 closure, the prison housed people in two sections: a 200-bed minimum security facility, opened in 1995, and a separate 500-bed supermax facility known as the Closed Maximum Security Unit ("CMAX"), opened in 1998. Prior to the March 9, 2011 abolition of the death penalty in Illinois,[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamms_Correctional_Center#cite_note-2) the State of Illinois conducted executions by lethal injection in an execution chamber located within the CMAX section of Tamms Correctional Center.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamms_Correctional_Center#cite_note-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamms_Correctional_Center#cite_note-4) Andrew Kokoraleis, the last person to be executed in the state before Illinois suspended capital punishment, was executed at Tamms in 1999.
Capacity
753
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1998
Closed 2013
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1998
Region
IL
Security level
Minimum - Supermax
Death-row facility
No
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rectly to my cell and view the body if you believe this all to be a joke." Fox pleaded guilty to the murder and received a second life sentence. He also received a single cell at Tamms Correctional Center, a supermax prison in Illinois. When Tamms closed in 2013, he was moved back to a single cell at Pontiac. Daczewitz’s mother won a $13 million lawsuit against Fox and settled a separate lawsuit
finement of detainees to extreme circumstances. ILLINOIS Jan. 4: Following years of legislative debate surrounding solitary housing practices at the notorious supermax facility, Tamms Correctional Center, Gov. Pat Quinn closes the facility . NEVADA June 1: After a legislative review of the issue, Gov. Brian Sandoval approves a bill restricting solitary confinement in juvenile facilities,
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World Prisons. (2026). Tamms Correctional Center. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/tamms-correctional-center
"Tamms Correctional Center." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/tamms-correctional-center.
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title = {Tamms Correctional Center},
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urldate = {2026-07-21}
}