Old Joliet Prison

Joliet's 1858 prison held Leopold and Loeb, the 1920s 'crime of the century' murderers, and John Wayne Gacy. When a guest's 2018 photo seemed to show a woman in white floating in the yard, tour guide Larry Arroyo thought of the warden's wife found murdered in her prison apartment in 1915.

The Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet around 1900, with its castle-like towers and long stone cell-house wall

1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL 60432

Part of Spookt's Guide to Haunted Chicago

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Visiting Old Joliet Prison

Official visitor info: Old Joliet Prison — Tours
How to visit: Only accessible on the Joliet Area Historical Museum’s own guided or self-guided tours, seasonally (closed in winter). Joliet is about 40 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The museum’s own tours tell the prison’s history and leave out the ghosts.

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