Old Joliet Prison (Joliet, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Fairmont / Joliet, Illinois / Collins Street (Illinois Route 171), 1125
 place with historical importance, abandoned / shut down, interesting place, movie / film / TV location, prison museum
1125 Collins Street
Joliet, IL 60432-1266
(815) 727-6141
www.jolietprison.org/

Joliet Correctional Center (colloquially known as Joliet Prison) was a prison in Joliet, Illinois, United States from 1858 to 2002. It is featured in the motion picture The Blues Brothers as the prison from which Jake Blues is released at the beginning of the movie. It is also the location for the first season of Fox Network's Prison Break television show.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliet_Correctional_Center
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Coordinates:   41°32'48"N   88°4'27"W

Comments

  • prison break prison
  • oooh sry prison break is nothing compared to the blues brothers, in which the opening scene of the movie is filmed here.
  • This is a place of great historic occurance in the form a Prison.
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