Measuring the Quality of Prison Life (MQPL) Surveys 2022-23
Top Issues Reported by Facility

Our “Top Issues Reported” publications highlight some of the most common issues raised by facility in response to our MQPL survey question "What are the most negative things about life in this prison?” We selected this question to analyze because it is where most survey respondents chose to report the issues that they were experiencing while incarcerated. Find our methodology here.

• Big Muddy

• Centralia

• Danville

• Decatur

• Dixon

• East Moline

• Graham

• Hill

• Illinois River

• Jacksonville

• Lawrence

• Lincoln

• Logan

• Menard

• Pinckneyville

• Pontiac

• Robinson

• Shawnee

• Sheridan

• Southwestern Illinois

• Stateville

• Taylorville

• Vandalia

• Vienna

• Western