Search Southwestern Illinois Work Camp Records Online
Jail Name:
Southwestern Illinois Work Camp
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Illinois
County:
SAINT CLAIR
City:
East St. Louis
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
Public flogging, the pillory for imprisonment, or a short time in county jails comprised the earliest forms of punishment for public offenders after Illinois was chartered in 1818 as the nation's 21st state. The state's few jails consisted of the most part of rude log dwellings. According to a historian writing of the time, "This prison was ordered to be build of hewn timber, 12 inches square and was considered, in those pioneer times, quite a terror to all who dared trample upon the majesty of the law." The author was referring to the jail erected in 1818 in Crawford County. Illinois county records reveal that the oldest jail was built five years earlier in Gallatin County. Hans W. Mattick and Ronald P. Sweet, authors of Illinois Jails, have described well the procedure for booking prisoners in those rustic structures.
Opened:
1989
Security Class:
Minimum
Address:
950 Kingshighway Street
Zip Code:
62203
Location:
950 Kingshighway St, East St. Louis, IL 62203
Email:
LtGovStratton@illinois.gov
Phone 1:
618-394-2200
Fax 1:
618-394-2228
Imate Gender:
Male Offenders
Capacity:
88
Judicial District:
Louis, IL
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name & IDOC# Southwestern Illinois Work Camp P.O. Box 129 East St. Louis, IL 62203
950 Kingshighway Street, 62203, East St. Louis, Illinois
Visiting Saturday:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Visiting Sunday:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Visiting Holiday:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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