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IL DOC – Western Illinois Correctional 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: 217-773-4441
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at Western IL Correctional located at 2500 Rte 99 S in Mount Sterling, 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.
About IL DOC – Western Illinois Correctional Center:
Western Illinois Correctional Center adheres to the mission of the Illinois Department of Corrections, which is to protect the public from criminal offenders through a system of incarceration and supervision, which securely segregates offenders from society, assures offenders of their constitutional rights and maintains programs to enhance the success of offenders' reentry into society.
The Western Illinois Correctional Center houses general population inmates. The center has 21 buildings inside a perimeter fence surrounding 32 acres. The buildings include four housing units, administration building, health care unit, a receiving and segregation unit, dietary department, a warehouse and maintenance complex, a multi-purpose building housing academic, vocational and gymnasium, and a Correctional Industry meat processing plant.
Western Illinois Correctional Center – Parole
Inmate Programs
Academic:
- ABE (Adult Basic Education)
- Pre-GED (Pre-General Education Development)
- GED (General Education Development)
Vocational:
- Automotive Technology
- Construction Occupations
- Horticulture
- Career Technology
- College Academic
Industries:
- Meat Processing
Volunteer Services:
- Religious
Other:
- Life Style Redirections
- Substance Abuse Education
- Anger Management
- Leisure Time Activity
- Chaplaincy
- Library
- Community Work Crews
- Parole School
- Individual Counseling
visitation Info
Western Illinois Correctional Center – Visitation
8:30 a.m. to 5:30p.m. seven (7) days a week. Offenders are permitted six (6) visits per month, with no more than two (2) on weekends or holidays.
All visitors must be checked in 1 hour before end of visiting hours
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.
