Robinson Correctional Center Overview
Robinson Correctional Center is operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections. IDOC describes it as a minimum-security adult male state prison located one mile northeast of Robinson in Crawford County and about 6.5 miles from Indiana. It opened in January 1991 and serves sentenced Illinois DOC individuals in custody. It is not a Crawford County Sheriff's Office jail, and it does not use the Crawford County Online Inmate System for lookup.
That distinction is important in Crawford County because the county has both a sheriff-run jail and a state prison near Robinson. The Crawford County Jail roster is for local pretrial and local jail custody after arrest. Robinson Correctional Center is for sentenced state custody after a court commitment to IDOC. A person can be associated with Robinson, Illinois, without being in the county jail roster at all.
IDOC provides the official facility page, statewide Individual in Custody Search, general visitation rules, incoming-mail policy, and deposit-service instructions. The prison facility page supplies the operational capacity, population date, address, phone number, security level, and video visitation hours. IDOC statewide pages supply the rules for visitor approval, scheduling, mail inspection, publications, privileged mail, and deposit vendors.
Robinson Correctional Center Population
IDOC's facility page provides the key state-prison figures for Robinson Correctional Center. It lists an operational capacity of 1,202 and a population of 1,133 as of June 30, 2024. Those figures are not Crawford County Jail population figures. They describe a state prison population held by IDOC, while the county jail inspection figures describe sheriff-run local jail custody.
The facility is classified by IDOC as minimum security and adult male. The research file did not locate a facility-specific aggregate table for race, age, sentence length, offense mix, or county-of-commitment breakdown for Robinson Correctional Center. IDOC public profiles may show each person's parent institution, status, physical profile, admission information, projected release data, and sentencing information, but those details appear at the individual profile level rather than as a public facility summary in the captured source set.
| Measure | Figure | Source Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Facility type | Minimum-security adult male state prison | IDOC facility page |
| Operational capacity | 1,202 | IDOC facility page |
| Population | 1,133 | IDOC facility page, June 30, 2024 |
| Opening date | January 1991 | IDOC facility page |
| County location | Crawford County | IDOC facility page and facility map research |
Robinson Correctional Center Lookup
Use the IDOC Individual in Custody Search for Robinson Correctional Center. Do not use the Crawford County jail roster for this prison. The county roster is built for current local jail detainees after arrest, while IDOC search covers sentenced state prisoners. IDOC search can be started with a last name, an IDOC number, or a birthdate, and an opened profile can show the parent institution and current location.
- Open the IDOC Individual in Custody Search page.
- Search by last name, IDOC number, or birthdate if known.
- Review result entries for name, birthdate, and IDOC number.
- Open the profile and confirm the parent institution or location lists Robinson Correctional Center.
- Use the profile's status, projected release, sentence, and VINE links as state-prison information, not county jail booking data.
IDOC's public profile can include IDOC number, parent institution, offender status, location, VINE link, date of birth, physical description, admission date, projected parole or discharge information, mittimus, offense class, offense, custody date, sentence, and county. A mittimus is the court commitment document or sentencing entry sent to corrections. It is a state-prison term, not a county roster field.
| Search Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | IDOC examples include a full or partial last name. |
| IDOC Number | Text | Use when the state prisoner number is known. |
| Birthdate | Date or text | Can be used as an alternate search method. |
| Parent Institution | Profile field | Use this field to confirm Robinson Correctional Center. |
Robinson Correctional Center Contact
The official IDOC facility page lists the prison contact information below. General IDOC visitation guidance warns that staff cannot verify by phone whether a visitor is on an approved visitor list. Visitors should use the IDOC visitor process and communication with the person in custody to confirm approval before scheduling or traveling.
Robinson Correctional Center
13423 East 1150th Avenue
Robinson, IL 62454
618-546-5659
Operator: Illinois Department of Corrections
Robinson Correctional Center Visits
Robinson Correctional Center visitation follows IDOC rules, not Crawford County Jail rules. The IDOC visitation rules tell visitors to identify the facility, confirm visitor approval by writing the individual in custody, and schedule online. IDOC staff cannot verify visitor-list status by phone. Visits can be denied or changed because of lockdowns, facility needs, rule violations, or approval problems.
The Robinson facility page lists video visitation Sunday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and tells visitors to log on 15 minutes early. Public visitors should treat that as the documented video window, then follow IDOC scheduling, dress, identification, and conduct rules. In-person visitation rules can differ by facility status, housing status, and approval list, so schedule through IDOC rather than relying on county jail practices.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Rule or Action |
|---|---|---|
| Video visitation | Sunday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Log on 15 minutes early. |
| Visitor approval | Before scheduling | Confirm by writing the individual in custody. |
| Scheduling | Online through IDOC process | Use the facility and approved visitor list rules. |
| Facility changes | As needed | Visits may be affected by lockdown or facility status. |
Note: Confirm approval and scheduling through IDOC before traveling or logging in for a Robinson Correctional Center visit.
Robinson Correctional Center Mail
IDOC's incoming mail policy governs Robinson Correctional Center mail. IDOC allows correspondence, privileged mail, and publications, subject to inspection and facility rules. Privileged mail is handled under different procedures than routine personal mail. Publications must come directly from publishers, distributors, or government sources when the policy requires that path.
IDOC's deposit services page lists JPay, Western Union or Send2Corrections, MoneyGram, and money orders as deposit paths. Electronic transfers require the person's IDOC number and last name. The research notes that IDOC no longer uses GTL, ConnectNetwork, or ViaPath for deposits. That matters because older online instructions may point families to a vendor IDOC does not use for Illinois prison deposits.
| Service | Provider or Rule | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Personal mail | IDOC mail policy | Correspondence is subject to inspection and facility rules. |
| Privileged mail | IDOC mail policy | Handled under privileged-mail inspection rules. |
| Publications | Publisher or approved source path | Publications must follow IDOC source and inspection rules. |
| Electronic deposits | JPay, Western Union or Send2Corrections, MoneyGram | Use IDOC number and last name. |
| Money order | JPay lockbox path | IDOC lists money order as an available deposit option. |
Robinson Correctional Center Image
The facility screenshot comes from the official IDOC Robinson Correctional Center facility page, which lists location, capacity, population, security level, visitation, and other facility facts.
The image reinforces that Robinson Correctional Center information comes from IDOC, not the Crawford County Sheriff's Office roster or county jail page.
Crawford County Jail vs Prison
Crawford County has a common lookup trap: the county jail and Robinson Correctional Center are both tied to Robinson, Illinois, but they serve different custody systems. The jail is for local arrest intake and county custody. Robinson Correctional Center is for state prison custody. A person arrested yesterday in Crawford County is more likely to appear in the county jail roster, while a person sentenced to IDOC after conviction is more likely to appear in the state locator.
| Question | Crawford County Jail | Robinson Correctional Center |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it? | Crawford County Sheriff's Office | Illinois Department of Corrections |
| Who is held? | Pretrial detainees and local jail custody | Sentenced adult male state prisoners |
| Lookup path | County Online Inmate System | IDOC Individual in Custody Search |
| Visit rules | Call Facility For Time** on roster | IDOC approval and scheduling rules |
| Money path | JailATM link from sheriff page | JPay, Western Union or Send2Corrections, MoneyGram, money order |
For broader Crawford County custody context, the Crawford County inmate population hub separates the county jail count from the state prison count. That split prevents a county roster search from being treated as a statewide prison search.
Robinson Correctional Center Admission
State prison admission is not the same as jail booking. A jail booking follows arrest and local intake. An IDOC admission follows conviction, sentencing, and commitment to the state prison system. After IDOC receives the person, state records can show admission date, parent institution, projected parole date, projected discharge date, offense class, sentence, county, and status. Those fields help families separate a current state sentence from an unresolved local arrest.
VINELink can also help with state custody notifications. The Illinois Attorney General describes VINE as a free, secure, confidential way to receive custody and criminal-case notifications, and the research notes that it interfaces with county jail booking systems, IDOC, DHS, and circuit clerks. For Robinson Correctional Center, use VINELink as a notification layer and IDOC search as the primary prison locator.
- IDOC number
- The state prisoner identifier used by Illinois Department of Corrections systems.
- Parent institution
- The IDOC facility responsible for the person in custody.
- Mittimus
- The sentencing or commitment record sent from court to corrections.
- Projected discharge
- A state corrections date estimate that may change with credits, status, or new orders.
Robinson State Prison Boundaries
Robinson Correctional Center is not a federal Bureau of Prisons facility and is not an ICE detention facility. If a person from Crawford County is in federal sentenced custody, use the BOP inmate locator. If the question involves immigration custody, use ICE ODLS when available. Federal pretrial custody may require contact with the U.S. Marshals Service because BOP records usually focus on federal prisoners after sentence.
No official BOP prison, ICE detention center, or U.S. Marshals-only detention center was identified physically in Crawford County in the research. That does not mean no Crawford County case ever reaches federal or immigration custody. It means Robinson Correctional Center should not be described as a federal or immigration detention site without an official source saying so.