- State Prison
- Illinois
- PO Box 112, Joliet, IL 60434
- 815-727-3607
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IL DOC – Northern Reception & Classification Center basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 815-727-3607
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at Northern Reception Center located at 16830 IL-53 in Joliet, IL are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.
The NRC functions as the major adult male intake and the processing unit for the entire state and contains 1,800 beds in 24 housing units. Within the NRC is also the Stateville Minimum Security Unit.
Offenders admitted to the NRC are in reception status. They remain in reception status until they are transferred to a permanent institution. Privileges and movement are limited at the reception center. There is no set time frame for processing an inmate; the processing varies per inmate.
Stateville Correctional Center is the parent institution for the NRC.
IL DOC – Northern Reception & Classification Center – Parole
visitation Info
IL DOC – Northern Reception & Classification Center – Visitation
Visitors for the offenders indicated below will be required to check in at the MSU visiting room.
MSU offenders will have their visits on Saturday and Sunday, plus holidays.
7:30 am – 12:45 pm on weekends and holidays.
Any offender assigned to the NRC will visit at Stateville proper. Visitation for those offenders will be required to check in at Stateville proper visiting center.
