Big Muddy Correctional Center Inmate Mail
Incoming Mail Policies and Procedures
Incoming Mail Policies and Procedures Note: the following mail policies and procedures apply to mail being sent directly to individuals in custody. Individuals in custody may receive correspondence, legal mail, and publications in accordance with Departmental policies and procedures. All incoming and outgoing correspondence (excluding privileged mail) is opened and inspected for contraband.
https://idoc.illinois.gov/familyfriends/incoming-mail-policies-and-procedures.html
Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Big Muddy River Correctional Center Christel Crow, Warden Facility Data Big Muddy River Correctional Center Opened: March 1993 *Operational Capacity: 1,961 Medium Security Adult Male Population: 1,495 (as of 6/30/24) Average Annual Cost Per Individual: $30,629 (FY22) *Operational capacity is the maximum number of beds a facility has; to include all health care, crisis, restricted housing, protective custody, isolation, R&Cs, and future beds th...
https://idoc.illinois.gov/facilities/correctionalfacilities/facility.big-muddy-river-correctional-center.html
Contact an Individual in Custody
Contact an Individual in Custody Phone Contact IDOC transitioned to ICSolutions for phone services. Please read more details about the changes below. Instructions to Create an ICSolutions Account | Spanish Version Individuals in custody cannot receive telephone calls but can make calls to those on their approved calling list.
https://idoc.illinois.gov/familyfriends/contact-individual-in-custody.html
Big Muddy River Correctional Center
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Paper Mail Is Seen as a Source for Drugs in Illinois Prisons. How Is It Tracked? Dré Patterson recalls his cellmate smoking “openly, back to back, for hours on end,” with smoke encircling his head. Patterson, who doesn’t smoke, has seen the K2 — or synthetic marijuana — epidemic firsthand inside the Illinois Department of Corrections, he wrote to WTTW News from the Big Muddy Correctional Center.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/02/03/paper-mail-seen-source-drugs-illinois-prisons-how-it-tracked
The Big Muddy River Correctional Center: A Complex ...
The Big Muddy River Correctional Center: A Complex Narrative of Rehabilitation and Reflection. 2026-01-19T04:12:09+00:00 oreateLeave a comment.
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Facilities Phone numbers and addresses of each facility are available within the page of the specific facility you choose to locate. E-mail is neither available to staff nor the individuals in custody of a facility. If you have questions about policies at a facility, it is strongly recommended you call the facility directly.
https://idoc.illinois.gov/facilities.html
State Prison Locked Down Because of Illness NPR Illinois
The state's Department of Corrections has locked down the Big Muddy River Correctional Center in Ina after dozens of inmates started to show flu-like symptoms. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports that the department says the Level 1 lockdown means that no visitors are allowed at the facility and no inmates will be transferred.
https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2013-12-04/state-prison-locked-down-because-of-illness
Prison Education For Big Muddy River Correctional Center - Level
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State Prison Locked Down Because of Illness NPR Illinois
The state's Department of Corrections has locked down the Big Muddy River Correctional Center in Ina after dozens of inmates started to show flu-like symptoms. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports that the department says the Level 1 lockdown means that no visitors are allowed at the facility and no inmates will be transferred.
https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2013-12-04/state-prison-locked-down-because-of-illness
Big Muddy River Correctional Center - Jefferson - Illinois - TPI
Visiting Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (General Population Offenders) 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Segregation Offenders) Visiting Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (General Population Offenders) 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Segregation Offenders) Visiting Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (General Population Offenders) 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Segregation Offenders) Visiting Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (General Population Offenders) 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Segregation Offenders) Visit...
https://illinois.thepublicindex.org/jefferson-county/big-muddy-river-correctional-center
Inmate Work Detail Williamson County, Illinois – On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office conducted an Inmate Work Detail along Illinois Route 13, spanning from Skyline Drive in Marion to Illinois Route 148 near the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois.
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Adler University receives federal grant to expand undergraduate Programme for incarcerated individuals News and Updates Adler University
Adler University is expanding its online undergraduate Programme at Big Muddy River Correctional Centre through new funding from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance. The $889,915 federal grant allows the Programme to grow up to 26 students over the next three years.
https://www.adler.edu/en-ca/news/adler-university-receives-federal-grant-to-expand-undergraduate-program-for-incarcerated-individuals/
Big Muddy River Correctional Center, 251 N IL-37, Ina, IL 62846, US - MapQuest
Just for information purposes only since the tip function has been disabled. I have never been this close to a correctional facility. You can see Big Muddy River from the interstate (Hwy 37).... Big Muddy River Correctional Center (1) Advertisement Photos The Big Muddy River Correctional Center is a medium-security prison located in Ina Illinois.
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Illinois Department of Corrections
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Big Muddy River Correctional Center, Illinois News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - Prisons News Today - EIN Presswire
Seven individuals incarcerated at Big Muddy River Correctional Center have celebrated a remarkable milestone, earning Bachelor of Arts degrees in Applied Psychology from Adler University. This ceremony represents the first graduation of its kind at the … Reach Over 5 Million People With One Click With the EIN Presswire Press Release Distribution Service...
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