Joliet Treatment Center

Joliet Treatment Center / Joliet Inpatient Treatment Center
Location
StatusOpen
Security classMulti-Security
Capacity449 (265 for Treatment Center 168 for Inpatient Treatment Center)
Opened2017
Managed byIllinois Department of Corrections
DirectorCatherine Larry

The Joliet Treatment Center (JTC) is a multi-security prison in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Located in Joliet, Illinois, the prison consists of more than twenty buildings and was opened in October 2017.[1] It is the state's largest facility for individuals in custody with severe mental illnesses.[2] The Center includes two "behavior modification units," five residential treatment centers, and a minimum-security unit.

The Joliet Inpatient Treatment Center (JITC) is a separate, 200-bed facility based on the same grounds as the JTC. It provides "the most intensive level of care" for prisoners experiencing mental illness and/or acute and chronic conditions.[2] Since 2023, there have been at least 70 fires at the JITC, including twelve cases where incarcerated people have set themselves on fire.[3] An investigation by local news outlets and The Marshall Project found that two men had died as a result of these fires.[3] A 2024 monitoring report issued by the John Howard Association, a local watchdog organization, reported that men in custody frequently claimed long waits for medical care and had limited out-of-cell time.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Joliet Treatment Center". Archived from the original on March 12, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report" (PDF). Illinois Department of Corrections. p. 29-30. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 21, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Heffernan, Shannon (2026-07-24). "At Joliet prison, desperate men set themselves on fire". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Monitoring Visit to Joliet Treatment and Joliet Inpatient Treatment Centers 2024" (PDF). John Howard Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 11, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  • Description from the Illinois Department of Corrections
  • Information Page from the John Howard Association of Illinois
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