Tamms Correctional Center

The Tamms Correctional Center is a closed Illinois Department of Corrections prison 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 500-bed supermax…
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: former prison in Illinois, United States
  • Address: Tamms, IL

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tamms and Ullin.

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

Village
is a village in , , . The population was 466 at the 2020 census. is situated 6 miles east of Tamms Correctional Center.

Tamms Correctional Center

Latitude
37.24928° or 37° 14′ 57″ north
Longitude
-89.28415° or 89° 17′ 3″ west
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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