This is the only prison in North Louisiana. Seems wise ass has some splaining to do...
Dixon Correctional Center (Dixon) is a medium-security facility that operates: the maximum-
security Dixon Psychiatric Unit (DPU), which serves as the primary psychiatric correctional
facility for the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC); a Special Treatment Center (STC) for
inmates with mental illness or developmental disabilities; and a substantial healthcare unit.
Vital Statistics:
Population: 2,415
Rated Capacity: 1,430
Operational Capacity: 2,528
Average Age: 42
Percentage of Population aged 50+: 29%
Average Annual Cost per Inmate (FY 2011):
$24,714
Convicted in Cook County: 57%
Convicting Offense: 17% Murder, 33% Class X,
15% Class 1, 19% Class 2, 8% Class 3, and 8%
Class 4 felonies.
Population by Race: 54% Black, 30% White,
15% Hispanic/Latino, 1% Other
Source: IDOC, March 2013
Key Observations
• As Dixon houses a large percentage of elderly inmates, as well as providing mental
health housing, it presents a preview of the increasing needs of Illinois’ growing prison
special populations and related healthcare issues.
• However, without examination and agency or public data on such issues, IDOC and
Illinois remain limited in their planning capacity.
• Dixon would benefit from offering some substance abuse programming; however, current
demands on counselors make offering even voluntary substance abuse educational
programs difficult.
• The facility had critical vacancies at the time of the visit including healthcare
administrators and the chaplain.
@DiogenesTheWiser are you sure there aren't any dumb honkies doing time for their twentieth dui?
