by dtmulka | May 20, 2020 | Plan Your Visit, Tour Info
In anticipation of updated public health guidelines via the Governor’s Restore Illinois Program, the Joliet Area Historical Museum will reopen the Old Joliet Prison Historic Site on Monday, June 1st at 9:00 a.m. The Prison will be open seven days per week and offer...
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...
by dtmulka | Aug 21, 2019 | Great Joliet Prison Break-In, Tour Info
Here is a photo from the archives – taken from the first floor of the North Segregation building, commonly referred to as “North Seg.” These were the solitary confinement cells. On the top floor, death row. On the floor is an engraving which has a...
by dtmulka | Aug 16, 2019 | Great Joliet Prison Break-In, Tour Info
As part of touring Old Joliet Prison, or as part of attending the Great Joliet Prison Break-In, you will get a chance to see one of the original cells of the Prison. The cell was able to be 4′ x 7′ x 7′, and would be used to house two inmates. When...
by dtmulka | Apr 30, 2019 | Tour Info
The Joliet Area Historical Museum and Old Joliet Prison are proud to announce their newest type of tour, Haunted History! The tour is a 90 minute walking tour of the Old Joliet Prison, covering the darker side of the historical site. You will hear more grim stories...
