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Metropolitan Correctional Center

The Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago is a United States federal prison in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It holds imprisoned men and women of all security levels before and during court proceedings in the Northern District of Illinois, and for brief sentences.
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  • Email: ccc-execassistant@bop.gov
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: Federal prison in Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Metropolitan Correction Center” and “Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago”
  • Address: 71 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 60605

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harold Washington Library and Chicago "L".

Library
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The Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System. It is located just south of the Loop 'L', at 400 South State Street in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 600 feet east of Metropolitan Correctional Center.

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The Chicago "L" is the rapid transit system serving the city of and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of . Operated by the , it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms… is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Railway station
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is a commuter rail terminal at 414 South LaSalle Street in downtown . First used as a rail terminal in 1852, it was a major intercity rail terminal for the New York Central Railroad until 1968, and for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad until 1978, but now serves only 's Rock Island District. is situated 730 feet southwest of Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Printer’s Row and Loop.

Neighborhood
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Printers Row, also known as Printing House Row, is a Chicago neighborhood located in . The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B.

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The is the central business district of , bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district in the community area of Chicago, Illinois in the . Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…

Metropolitan Correctional Center

Latitude
41.87662° or 41° 52′ 36″ north
Longitude
-87.6304° or 87° 37′ 49″ west
Elevation
594 feet (181 metres)
Levels
27
Operator
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Open location code
86HJV9G9+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 73729265
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4902089
Wiki­data ID
Q6825064
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