Death Row
Illinois had the death penalty until it was abolished in 2011. Illinois last execution was Andrew Kokoraleis, on March 17, 1999.
Pontiac Correctional Center housed the male death row, while Dwight Correctional Center housed the female death row. Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Pontiac, Menard, and Tamms correctional centers. The execution chamber was at Tamms Correctional Center.
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