IL DOC – Pontiac Medium-Security Unit

IL DOC – Pontiac Medium-Security Unit basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 815-842-2816

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Pontiac Medium-Security located at 700 W Lincoln St in Pontiac, 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.

Pontiac Medium Security Unit is located on the grounds of Pontiac Correctional Center. It is a medium security adult male facility located in Livingston County.

The mission of the Pontiac Correctional Center is to protect the general public through incarceration, supervision, programs and services designated to return offenders to the community with the skills to be useful and productive citizens.

Inmate Programs

Academic:

• ABE (Adult Basic Education)
• GED (General Education Development)
• Career Technology

Other:

• Substance Abuse Education
• Inside Out Dads
• Lifestyle Redirection
• Better Man/Better Dad
• Peoria Job Partnership
• Convicted to Change
• Transformed Life
• Storybook Reading Project

visitation Info

Pontiac Medium Security Unit – Visitation

Visitors to any correctional facility will be required to produce photo identification and verification of date of birth. Please be sure to bring 2 forms of identification with you; these would include a current photo ID such as a driver’s license, a state ID card, government ID card, military ID/driver’s license, or acceptable documentation of non-U.S. citizenship including a current Passport, or Visa, documentation must contain the visitor’s date of birth. Expired forms of identification will not be accepted. Visitors will also be required to provide vehicle information and other pertinent data, such as government identification, official credentials, attorney registration, and or law student certification. 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. Visitors must arrive by 1:30 p.m. to be processed.