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Joliet Prison Park

1125 Collins Street, Joliet, IL 60423

Historic Sites

The Old Joliet Prison Park is free public park located just outside the Collins Street Prison.

Once you arrive, a huge steel and barbed wire entry sign will beckon you into a park unlike any other. Information kiosks on site offer an insight into the prison’s past and inmate history, as well as the famous films that have been shot here.

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