"The mission of the Department of Corrections is to protect the public from criminal offenders through a system of incarceration and supervision which securely segregates offenders from society, assures offenders of their constitutional rights and maintains programs to enhance the success of offenders' reentry into society."

• IDOC has a webpage listing our most wanted fugitives. Please contact us if you have information about a fugitive wanted by IDOC.
• Looking for past records of inmates who served time at the Illinois Department of Corrections? Discharged inmates' records may be requested. Please review our guidelines for requesting information from our archives.
• Illinois Sex Offenders Information from the Illinois State Police's Website.
• Check out past issues of the Illinois Department of Corrections Report Newsletter and past issues of Perspectives in the NEWS/PRESS section.
• COMPLETE LISTING OF FACILITIES in alphabetical order, complete with addresses and phone numbers.