The Joliet prison closed in 2002 after 144 years. Film officials say having the vacant prison close to Chicago could be a good draw for other movies, since many other empty jails are either too ...

A long, narrow, decaying prison corridor with peeling walls, rusted railings, and small cell doors, lit by natural light from arched windows at the far end and ceiling.

The Old Joliet Haunted Prison will host a special pop-up event on June 13-14, featuring a haunted house experience, themed food and drinks, and photo opportunities, with tickets starting at $29.

Old Joliet Prison now offering tours of administration building The Old Joliet Prison was open for nearly 150 years and has been closed for more than 20.

But thanks to more than $10 million in state and federal grants, tour groups can now tour the administration building and see what it was like to be a warden in the old prison. Noel Brennan reports.

The administration building at the Old Joliet Prison now is open for hard-hat tours, the Joliet Area Historical Museum announced Tuesday. The building, familiar from the outside to prison visitors ...

This summer, guided tours will be available for the area that once housed wardens, clerks, and the officials who ran day-to-day operations. Hard hats will be required.

Officials say Stateville’s budget has stayed relatively level because of an increase in the population of a reception center on the to Joliet-area campus.

Andrew Wray Fazio was called Home on May 20, 2025, at the age of 92. He was born April 15, 1933, in Joliet, IL, to Angelo and Theresa Fazio. He ...

DOC released updated mugshots of 4 recaptured inmates from the Orleans jailbreak, now housed at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Behind its massive limestone walls -- five feet thick and as much as 40 feet high -- have walked such infamous criminals as Baby Face Nelson.

New mugshot released of convicted murderer Zachary Hughes as he is booked into Kirkland Correctional Institute in Columbia, South Carolina.