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“Old Joliet Prison was built in 1858 and operated until 2002, featured in The Blues Brothers' film. The Historic Site was reopened to the public in 2018 and is managed by the Joliet Area Historical Museum. The tour is a 90-minute walking tour of the Old Joliet Prison, covering the darker side of the historical site. Former prison employees lead the tour. They follow a strict limit of 10 individuals per appointment window. Seventy percent of the tour is accessible to all patrons. Old Joliet Prison has made several appearances in films and television, including the fictional “Fox River State Penitentiary” in the critically acclaimed Fox series “Prison Break,” and in smaller scenes in Let’s Go to Prison, Derailed, and recently, Empire.”
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