Tamms Correctional Center

Tamms Correctional Center was an Illinois Department of Corrections located in . Prior to its 2013 closure, the prison housed people in two sections: a 200-bed minimum security facility, opened in 1995, and a separate 500-bed supermax facility known as the Closed Maximum Security Unit, opened in 1998.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: former prison in Illinois, United States
  • Address: Tamms, IL

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tamms and Elco.

Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a village in Precinct, , , United States. The population was 430 at the 2020 census, down from 632 at the 2010 census. It is part of the –, -IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located along Illinois Route 127 north of . once had a , which closed on January 24, 1998. is situated 3½ miles north of Tamms Correctional Center.

Village
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 4.0.
is a village in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 154. The village is named in honor of Polish Revolutionary War hero Casimir . is situated 5 miles southeast of Tamms Correctional Center.

Tamms Correctional Center

Latitude
37.24928° or 37° 14′ 57″ north
Longitude
-89.28415° or 89° 17′ 3″ west
Operator
Illinois Department of Corrections
Open location code
869G6PX8+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 405691245
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q7681553
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In Other Languages

“Tamms Correctional Center” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مركز تامس الاصلاحى”

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