Vienna Correctional Center
Minimum-security prison in Illinois
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The Vienna Correctional Institution is a minimum-security state prison for men located in Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois, owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections.[1]
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| Location | 6695 State Route 146 East Vienna, Illinois |
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| Status | medium |
| Capacity | 1,963 |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Managed by | Illinois Department of Corrections |
The facility was first opened in 1965 and has a working capacity of 1,963. The facility is adjacent to the state's Shawnee Correctional Center. In 1979 it became the first such institution to become accredited by the American Correctional Association.[2]
In May 2015 the non-profit prison watchdog John Howard Association documented chronic unsafe and unclean conditions in the facility, allegations that supported an inmates' class-action suit seeking to address neglect and overcrowding.[3]
