Tamms Correctional Center
Tamms Correctional Center was an Illinois Department of Corrections prison located in Tamms, Illinois. 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.- Prison
- …is operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections
- Description: former prison in Illinois, United States
- Address: Tamms, IL
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamms and Elco.
Tamms
Tamms is a village in Tamms Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States.
Elco
Hamlet
Elco is an unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Elco is situated 3½ miles north of Tamms Correctional Center.
Pulaski
Pulaski is a village in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. Pulaski is situated 5 miles southeast of Tamms Correctional Center.
Tamms Correctional Center
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Latitude
37.24928° or 37° 14′ 57″ north
Longitude
-89.28415° or 89° 17′ 3″ west
Open location code
869G6PX8+P8
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
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In Other Languages
“Tamms Correctional Center” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مركز تامس الاصلاحى”
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