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Get to Know “Snake Jailbird”

Get to Know “Snake Jailbird”

by dtmulka | Aug 23, 2019 | Events, Great Joliet Prison Break-In, Plan Your Visit, Tour Info

Part of the story of Old Joliet Prison is its abandonment. In 2002, the Prison was closed.  You saw some use from the State of Illinois, some filming (such as Prison Break), and sometime after that – it was just a building surrounded by barbed wire. The...

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