| Location | US Hwy 51 North Vandalia, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Status | medium |
| Capacity | 1200 |
| Opened | 1921 |
| Managed by | Illinois Department of Corrections |
The Vandalia Correctional Institution is a minimum-security state prison for men located in Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The facility was first opened in 1921.
In 2011 the prison watchdog group John Howard Association released a report highly critical of conditions at Vandalia. In response prison officials denied the facility was overcrowded, despite 1700 inmates living in a facility approved to hold about 1,100.
References
- "Vandalia Correctional Institution". Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- Erickson, Kurt (12 August 2011). "Report critical of conditions at Vandalia Correctional Center". Decatur Illinois Herald-Review. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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