GHOST ATLAS LOCATION

Old Joliet Prison

Joliet, IL, United States

1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL

Haunting Rating★★★★★✓ Verified entry

THE STORY

Reported Haunting

Old Joliet Prison confined inmates for more than 140 years and became internationally recognized through films and television. Visitors have reported apparitions, mysterious voices, phantom footsteps, and shadow figures throughout the abandoned prison. Its long correctional history has inspired countless ghost stories.

Historic prison featured in numerous films and associated with ghost stories and paranormal investigations.

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