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Updated on: February 28, 2024
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Vandalia Correctional Center - General Information

  • Facility Name

    Vandalia Correctional Center

  • Facility Type

    State Prison

  • Address

    Route 51 North PO Box 500, Vandalia, IL, 62471

  • Phone

    618-283-4170

  • Capacity

    1802

  • City

    Vandalia

  • Postal Code

    62471

  • State

    Illinois

  • Country

    Fayette County

  • Official Website

    Website

  • Facility Name

    Vandalia Correctional Center

  • Facility Type

    State Prison

  • Address

    Route 51 North PO Box 500, Vandalia, IL, 62471

  • Phone

    618-283-4170

  • Capacity

    1802

  • Country

    Fayette County

Use this website for informational purposes only.

Vandalia Correctional Center, located in Vandalia, Illinois, is a male medium custody prison. The prison sits beside Fayette County and another county line and has three dormitories. The Vandalia Correctional Center has 33 segregation cells and a central administration building. Vandalia Correctional Center has an offender capacity of 791. Offenders indulge in prison tasks that include: prison’s kitchen, clothes house, Department of Transportation, janitorial tasks, and maintenance.

Inmates incarcerated in the Vandalia Correctional Center enjoy the following programs:

  • Chaplaincy Services
  • Work Programs
  • Educational and Vocational Programs
  • Transitional Services
  • Prisoner Life Programs
  • Offender Family Service

Inmate Search

To search for information about an inmate incarcerated in the Vandalia Correctional Center, there are several authorized online sites. Even more convenient, you can search for your inmate on the Illinois Department of Public Safety Offender Public Information or Vandalia Correctional Center websitewebsite.

You need to fill out the following details:

  • Offender Status
  • First, Last, and Middle Name
  • Offender Number
  • Age Range
  • Gender
  • Race
  • Ethnic Group
  • Birth Date

Sending a Mail/Package

The Vandalia Correctional Center permits inmates to write and receive letters from family and friends. The Vandalia Correctional Center checks incoming mail for unauthorized items. The letter must contain the inmate’s prison ID and addressed in this format:

Offender Name and ID Number

Vandalia Correctional Center

Route 51 North
PO Box 500, Vandalia, IL, 62471

Official and legal mail is mandatorily opened before the offenders before getting checked for illegal and authorized items.

The Vandalia Correctional Center provides a pre-approved list of packages on their website, so you directly shop by entering the inmate’s ID number.

Sending Money

The Vandalia Correctional Center works with JPay to provide money sending options to inmates. The Vandalia Correctional Center does not process money orders. Money orders are sent to Jpay with a deposit slip.

Here are five forms of sending funds:

  • Money orders
  • Online
  • Jpay Mobile App
  • Toll-free phone
  • Walk-in Cash

Phone Calls

Vandalia Correctional Center allows inmates to make and receive calls. The Vandalia Correctional Center works with GTL in billing the calls. Family and friends can deposit money through AdvancePay prepaid option or the offender’s PIN debit phone account, so the inmate makes calls to authorized phone numbers.

Visitations

The Vandalia Correctional Center permits inmates to receive visitors once per week, not exceeding two hours. They can only receive three approved visitors per session.

For special visits, call the Vandalia Correctional Center Staff at 618-283-4170. Special visits run between 9 am and 3 pm from Monday to Friday. Security Threat Group (STG) and Segregation inmates have non-contact visitations by appointment.

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Visitation Rules

VISITATION HOURS

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
    9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Sunday
    9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.

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