Landmarks & buildings
Joliet Correctional Center
closed prison in Joliet, Illinois
United States · 41.5470, -88.0742
Joliet Correctional Center is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.
“Footage of the prison is used for the exterior shots for the Illinois "state prison" in the 1949 film White Heat, and for the location of the first and second season of the series Prison Break, and the 2006 film Let's Go to Prison.”
TV series filmed at Joliet Correctional Center
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Joliet Correctional Center as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
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The Blues Brothers
1980
“Much of The Blues Brothers was shot on location in and around Chicago between July and October 1979, including Joliet Correctional Center in nearby Joliet, Illinois, and Wauconda, Illinois, where the car crashes into the side of Route 12.” Wikipedia
- Derailed 2005
- Pilot 2005
Named here by Joliet Correctional Center’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Joliet Correctional Center, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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White Heat 1949
“Footage of the prison is used for the exterior shots for the Illinois "state prison" in the 1949 film White Heat, and for the location of the first and second season of the series Prison Break, and the 2006 film Let's Go to Prison.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Joliet
United States·3 km south
city in Illinois, United States
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Towns & cities
Crest Hill
United States·3 km north-west
city in Will County, Illinois, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Stateville Correctional Center
United States·4 km north-west
maximum security prison in Crest Hill near Joliet, Illinois
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Towns & cities
Lockport
United States·6 km north-east
city in Will County, Illinois, United States
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Towns & cities
Plainfield
United States·13 km north-west
village in Illinois, United States
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Towns & cities
Will County
United States·14 km south-east
county in Illinois, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Joliet Correctional Center?
4 productions are recorded as filmed at Joliet Correctional Center, including Prison Break (2005–2017), The Blues Brothers (1980) and Derailed (2005). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Joliet Correctional Center?
Prison Break (2005–2017), covered by 89 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Joliet Correctional Center?
Joliet Correctional Center is in the United States. Its coordinates are 41.5470, -88.0742.
What other filming locations are near Joliet Correctional Center?
Joliet (3 km south), Crest Hill (3 km north-west), Stateville Correctional Center (4 km north-west), Lockport (6 km north-east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Joseph Gage from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0.