USA. Joliet, Illinois. 2002. Joliet Correctional Center, 10 miles or so from Stateville. Joliet was built in 1857 and closed in 2001. The North segregation unit is one of the oldest buildings at Joliet prison. It was used since the end of the 19th century for solitary confinement of unruly inmates. -Doug DuBois & Jim Goldberg.