Graham Correctional Center Explained

Prison Name:Graham Correctional Center
Status:open
Classification:medium
Capacity:750
Opened:1980

Graham Correctional Center is a Level 4 medium-security adult male state prison in Hillsboro, Illinois. The prison opened in 1980 with a capacity of 750 inmates.[1] The current capacity of the prison is 974, though the average daily population is 1,906. The prison's warden is Steve Campbell. Graham Correctional Center consists of 50 buildings located on 117acres. It houses a residential sex offender program and substance abuse treatment as well as vocational and academic classes for prisoners. The facility also houses an Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) Reception and Classification Center.

The prison is mentioned in the 2017 John Scalzi science fiction novel The Dispatcher.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Stephen . Beaven . "Part of a System" Staff Campaign Focuses on Graham Overcrowding . . 3 March 1995 .