ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, IL


ATTENTION:

SCHEDULING AND PAYMENTS FOR VIDEO VISITS ARE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE FRIENDS & FAMILY OF INDIVIDUALS IN CUSTODY.
Click here for more information on how to fund a trust account for an IDOC individual in custody.

Visitation Rules & Information



NOTICE

IDOC has transitioned its phone service to a new vendor. Please read more details and instructions to prepare here.

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IDOC is transitioning its video visitation service from GTL to ICSolutions. More information is available here. 



VIDEO VISIT ANNOUNCEMENT


BIG MUDDY/CENTRALIA/LOGAN/MENARD/PINCKNEYVILLE/SHAWNEE/VIENNA/GRAHAM/LAWRENCE CORRECTIONAL CENTERS + MURPHYSBORO LIFE SKILLS RE-ENTRY CENTER (updated 4/9/25):

Big Muddy River, Centralia, Logan, Menard, Pinckneyville, Shawnee, Vienna, Graham, Lawrence CC, and Murphysboro Life Skills Re-Entry Center are transitioning video visitation service from GTL to ICSolutions.

Friends and family can register with
ICSolutions to schedule video visits with individuals at Logan, Menard, Pinckneyville, Shawnee, Vienna, Graham, Lawrence CC, and Murphysboro Life Skills Re-Entry Center.

When registering for your ICSolutions account, we recommend entering your GTL Visitor ID to expedite the approval process. Video visits are scheduled utilizing friends & family accounts. Instructions on the ICSolutions video visitation process are available
here.

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ALL OTHER FACILITIES: All other facilities are using GTL for video visits. Friends and families continue to use GTL for video visits. Do not register with ICSolutions for video visits. We will provide an update when other facilities are switching from GTL to ICSolutions.



See helpful links and information located below.


VISITATION

Video Visitation - Visit from a personal Windows® computer, Android™ device, or iOS™ device

  • Visitors wishing to participate in Video visitation are required to download and test the visitation application from their Windows ® computer, Android device, or  iOS™ device (iPhone® or iPad®) before they will be able to join a visitation.
  • For Video  visitation, the visitor can choose to visit from a computer or alternatively from any Android™ device by downloading The Visitor™ Android™ app,  ICS MOBILE from the Google Play store, or any iOS™  device by downloading the iOS™ app, ICS MOBILE from the  App Store by searching ICSolutions. 

HELPFUL LINKS

Create a new account/register for visitation

⇒ ICSolutions.com:  To create an account, register for visitation, schedule a video visit, or connect an offsite visit from your computer, click here.

⇒ How to Create an ICSolutions® account:  To learn how to create an account, click here.

Register for Visitation if You Have an Existing ICSolutions® Account:  To register for visitation if you have an existing ICSolutions® account, please see Register for Visitation.

 

Downloads

Offsite Windows® computer application: To download the application to conduct offsite visits from your Windows® computer, please click here

Android device application: To download the Android app, please click here.

 iOS device application: To download the iOS app from the App Store via your iPhone® or iPad®, please click here.

 

Help

Offsite visitation help for Windows® computers:  For instructions on how to set up your Windows® computer for an offsite visit click here.

Offsite visitation help for Android or iOS devices:  For instructions on how to set up your Android or iOS device for an offsite visit click here.