Pinckneyville Correctional Center Explained
| Prison Name: | Pinckneyville Correctional Center |
| Status: | open |
| Classification: | Medium Disciplinary |
| Capacity: | 2827 |
| Population: | 1858 |
| Opened: | 1998 |
Pinckneyville Correctional Center is a medium disciplinary-security Illinois state prison located in the town of Pinckneyville in Perry County.
Pinckneyville first opened its doors in 1998, the facility consists of five general population housing units. As well as a reception unit, segregation, administration, health care unit.[1]
Notable Inmates
| width=13% | Inmate Name | width=10% | Register Number | width=28% | Status | width=35% | Details |
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| Christopher Vaughn | M33173 | Serving 4 life sentences.[2] [3] | Convicted of the 2007 murders of his wife and three children.[4] [5] [6] [7] | |
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Pinckneyville Correctional Center. Illinois Department of Corrections. 5 August 2016.
- Web site: Illinois man gets life terms for killing wife, 3 kids . 2024-02-19 . USA TODAY . en-US.
- Web site: 2012-11-27 . Christopher Vaughn gets life in prison for killing wife, 3 kids . 2024-02-19 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
- Web site: 2007-06-25 . Bail revoked for man accused of killing family . 2024-02-19 . NBC News . en.
- Web site: 2012-08-12 . Trial To Begin Tomorrow In Vaughn Family Murders - CBS Chicago . 2024-02-19 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
- Web site: Lutz . B. J. . Vatis . Kim . 2012-09-20 . Jury Convicts Man in Roadside Murder Case . 2024-02-19 . NBC Chicago . en-US.
- Web site: 2012-08-21 . Christopher Vaughn murder trial: Dead wife’s sister says Kimberly ‘happy’ in days before death . 2024-02-19 . New York Daily News . en-US.
