The Sheridan Correctional Center is a medium-security state prison for men located in Sheridan,

LaSalle County, Illinois LaSalle County is a county located within the Fox Valley and Illinois River Valley regions of the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 Census, it had a population of 109,658. Its county seat and largest city is Ottawa. LaSalle County is ...

, owned and operated by the

Illinois Department of Corrections The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is the code department of the Illinois state government that operates the adult state prison system. The IDOC is led by a director appointed by the Governor of Illinois, and its headquarters are in ...

. The facility runs unique programs for substance abuse and mental health issues. The extensive grounds (75 buildings on a total of 270 acres) were first opened in 1941 as a juvenile facility. It was run as the "Illinois State Reformatory at Sheridan" from 1949 through 1953, and the "Illinois Industrial School for Boys" from 1953 through 1973.

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local news video tour of Sheridan
Prisons in Illinois Buildings and structures in LaSalle County, Illinois 1941 establishments in Illinois {{US-prison-stub