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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > corrections > Joliet Correctional Center
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > corrections > Joliet Correctional Center
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > corrections > Joliet Correctional Center
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > key organizations (criminology) > Joliet Correctional Center
... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > higher education law > key organizations (criminology) > Joliet Correctional Center

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Joliet Correctional Center  

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  • The Joliet Correctional Center is the oldest maximum security prison in Illinois and was for many years the largest penal facility in the United States. Joliet was built to alleviate overcrowding at Alton, the first state prison in Illinois. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Joliet Correctional Center]

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