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| Location | 10930 Lawrence Road Sumner, Illinois |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | maximum |
| Capacity | 2458 |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Managed by | Illinois Department of Corrections |
The Lawrence Correctional Center is a maximum security adult male prison of the Illinois Department of Corrections in Sumner, Illinois, approximately 65 miles (105 km) north of Evansville, Indiana. The prison was opened in November 2001 and has an operational capacity of 2,458 prisoners.[1]
Notable Inmates
[edit]| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Uribe | Y54915 | Serving a life sentence without parole.[2] | Main perpetrator of the 2016 Gage Park murders in which Uribe murdered six of his relatives.[3][4][5] |
| Nicholas Sheley | K77192 | Serving a life sentence without parole. | Murdered eight people in Illinois and Missouri in 2008. |
References
[edit]- ^ Lawrence Correctional Center. Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Man gets life in prison for murders of six family members in Gage Park - CBS Chicago". www.cbsnews.com. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Cousin and his girlfriend arrested for February murder of Chicago family of six". New York Daily News. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Wong, Grace (2016-05-20). "Charges shock friends of family slain in Gage Park: 'I hugged this kid'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Chicago man found guilty in murder of 6 family members". AP News. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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