Western Illinois Correctional Center

Know someone at Western Illinois Correctional Center?  Western Illinois Correctional Center is a state correctional facility in the Illinois state prison system.  This guide tells you info about anything one might want to know about Western Illinois Correctional Center,like the following:  How to locate an inmate.  How to visit Western Illinois Correctional Center inmates.  The prisons’s phone number and address.  Sending money and mail.  And everything else.

Official Name:	Western Illinois Correctional Center
Year Opened:	1989
Type:	Male
State:	Illinois
County:	Brown County,
DOC:	Illinois Deparment of Corrections
Security Level:	Medium

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Below you will find the street address and mailing address for Western Illinois Correctional Center. Use the mailing address if you are sending a letter or package to someone there, and be sure to use the physical address if you want to know the location of the facility.

Be sure to also read the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures information on this page before you mail a letter or package to an inmate to make sure that you correctly address it, and follow the appropriate protocol for sending a package or letter. If you do not follow the appropriate directions, it might get sent back.

INMATE NAME AND INMATE ID NUMBER
Western Illinois Correctional Center
2500 Rt. 99 South 
Mount Sterling IL, 62353

Use this address if you are visiting an inmate. Be sure to read the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule sections further down on this page before you go to visit someone in prison at Western Illinois Correctional Center.

Western Illinois Correctional Center
2500 Rt. 99 South 
Mount Sterling IL, 62353

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State prison inmates can’t take phone calls, so you can’t call prisoners, however, there are some times when it is useful to know the telephone number to the facility.

(217) 773-4441

Western Illinois Correctional Center inmates can sometimes call out with:

• Calling Cards
• Collect Calls
• Dedicated Phone Line
• Prison Calling Plan

Western Illinois Correctional Center inmates don’t have faxes, so you won’t get to send a fax to an inmate, but there might be times when it is necessary to have the fax machine number to the prison.

(217) 773-2202

The email address below is the general email for the prison. You won’t be able to email prisoners at this address. If you want to find out how to send an email to a prisoner, read the Inmate Email information below.

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Total Inmates:	2123
Total Staff:

In order to send email to a prisoner you must follow an specific procedure to ensure that the email letter is received by your inmate.

Prisoners are not allowed to access the web.

There are special procedures that you have to follow when mailing postal mail to a state prison inmate. If you do not then the letters and packages might not make it there.

Before you send anything, read the sections below:

Institution employees do open and read all incoming general mail and packages. Received general correspondence is able to be read as frequently as is necessary to maintain security or watch a particular problem regarding an inmate.

Here is the correct format for how you have to address a letter to a state prisoner at Western Illinois Correctional Center:

INMATE NAME AND INMATE ID
Western Illinois Correctional Center
2500 Rt. 99 South 
Mount Sterling IL, 62353

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Every state prison has a Commissary that was started to provide a bank type account for prisoner money and for buying things not provided by the facility.

Family, friends, or other sources may send funds into these accounts with Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service.

Via U.S. Postal Service: Inmates’ families and friends can choose to send prisoners money in postal mail and have to send those funds to the address below and follow the directions provided below:

The deposit must be a money order that is made out to the inmate’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. It is advisable to use a postal money order, since all non-postal money orders that are processed through the National Lockbox will be kept for a 15-day hold, and during this hold period the inmate will not have access to the deposit. The Bureau of Prisons will return money orders that don’t have appropriate prisoner information provided the envelope has a return address. Cash and checks cannot be accepted so do not send checks or cash.

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State prisoners are frequently transported to different prisons throughout the Illinois prison system, so sometimes you might need to look up what facility an inmate is at using the inmate locator. Follow the link here to find an Western Illinois Correctional Center inmate.
Inmate Search

To find other Illinois state prisons: Illinois State Prisons

Illinois Deparment of Corrections Inmate Search

Before you visit Western Illinois Correctional Center, you must be aware of the following:

• Visitation Schedule
• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Application

Western Illinois Correctional Center Visitation Guide

Every Illinois prison has their own policies for prison visitation and these rules are changed frequently. The information listed here might be changed now, so you should also read Western Illinois Correctional Center’s website to get the latest visitation procedures.

The front entrance guard will ensure each visitor signs the prison visitors log upon entering the facility and also when they leave.

Picture identification of all visitors will be required. Acceptable forms of id are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; although, a state issued picture I.D. is OK.

For all of the points shown below, go to the actual Western Illinois Correctional Center website because this info is changed all the time:

• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Dress Code
• Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation
• Special Rules For Children, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

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Section about Western Illinois Correctional Center records coming.

Such as:

• Inmate records
• Health records.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Info about Western Illinois Correctional Center death row will be posted ASAP.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Details about Illinois parole coming.

For example:

• Parole hearings.
• Review boards.
• Who qualifies for parole.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Details about release procedures will be posted ASAP.

Programs for Inmates at Western Illinois Correctional Center

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Section about prison life at Western Illinois Correctional Center to be added later.

• Activities.
• Daily schedule and routine.
• Recreational facilities available.
• What’s allowed, and what’s not allowed.
• What the food is like.
• What to expect.
• Jobs and work release available.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

A Western Illinois Correctional Center news section will be posted ASAP.

A section with photos of Western Illinois Correctional Center coming soon.

For example, photos of:

• Cells at Western Illinois Correctional Center
• The yard.
• What inmates wear at Western Illinois Correctional Center.

If you have any photos of Western Illinois Correctional Center that you would like to share, please contact us using the ‘Contact’ link at the bottom of the page.

Are you trying to find a job at a prison? Do you have experience? Have you worked at a correctional facility in your previous job?

If so, go to: Western Illinois Correctional Center Jobs

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The official website: Western Illinois Correctional Center Website

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• You have the right to protection from the accused.
• You have the right to notification.
• You have the right to attend proceedings.
• You have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• You have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• You have the right to restitution.
• You have the right to a speedy trial.
• You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

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Section about family resources available at Western Illinois Correctional Center coming.

A history section coming.

Such as:

• Famous Western Illinois Correctional Center inmates.
• Escapes and prison breaks.
• Executions.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Information About Other Illinois State Prisons: Illinois State Prisons

Western Illinois Correctional Center Links

The official website: Western Illinois Correctional Center Website
Western Illinois Correctional Center Jobs

Western Illinois Correctional Center Programs
Visitation Policy

Illinois Deparment of Corrections Links

Illinois Deparment of Corrections Main Website
Illinois Deparment of Corrections Prison Directory
Illinois Deparment of Corrections Prison Map
Illinois Deparment of Corrections Prison Jobs
Illinois Deparment of Corrections Prison Inmate Search
Illinois Deparment of Corrections Most Wanted

Illinois Deparment of Corrections Victim Services
Illinois Deparment of Corrections Visitation Policies
Sending Money to a Illinois State Prison Inmate
JPay Services for Illinois State Prison Inmates
Sending Mail to Illinois State Prison Inmates
Sending Packages to Illinois State Prison Inmates
Illinois State Prison Inmate Phone Calls

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Have you ever been incarcerated at Western Illinois Correctional Center? Do you have a friend or family member that is an inmate there? Have you ever visited an inmate at Western Illinois Correctional Center?

If yes, then please leave a comment below about it. Write about your prison experience so other people can learn what to expect.

Things you can include in the review:

• Facility conditions
• Prison layout and facility
• Guards and prison staff
• Food and commissary
• Visitation
• Inmates
• Safety
• Prison gangs
• Activities and programs

If you are a prisoner at this prison, leave your address if you want people to be able to mail you.

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