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| Location | 6665 IL-146 Vienna, Illinois |
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| Status | medium |
| Capacity | 2147 |
| Opened | 1984 |
| Managed by | Illinois Department of Corrections |
The Shawnee Correctional Center is a medium-security state prison for men located in Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections.[1]
The facility was first opened in 1984, and has a working capacity of 2147. The facility is adjacent to the state's Vienna Correctional Center.
Notable inmates[edit]
- Tesfaye Cooper - perpetrator of the 2017 Chicago torture incident hate crime[2]
- Larry Bright - serial killer who murdered eight women[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Illinois River Correctional Center". Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "State of Illinois | DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Inmate Search Results".
- ^ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/life-in-prison-for-serial-killer/
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