IL DOC – Southwestern Illinois Work Camp

IL DOC – Southwestern Illinois Work Camp basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 618-394-2200

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Southwestern IL Work Camp located at 950 Kingshighway St in East St. Louis, 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 mission of the Work Camp is to provide community service to government and non-profit groups within a 45-mile radius of the institution. Inmates here also actively participate in the Correctional Recovery Program which is designed to protect the public through incarceration and to provide a safe, secure environment in which men can receive quality substance abuse treatment in partnership with professional corrections and treatment staff.All offenders involved at the facility attend substance abuse treatment groups five days per week for a minimum of 15 hours per week.

visitation Info

IL DOC – Southwestern Illinois Work Camp – Visitation

Visiting Room hours will be 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and official State holidays only.
No visits will be processed after 5:00 p.m.

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.