Facilities · Jail

Jackson County Jail

Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois · capacity 199

Also reported as jail at Murphysboro.

6 deaths are recorded here, from 1874 to 2023; 5 by name.

undetermined 3
lynching 1
other person 1
suicide 1

The people

Name not reported December 20, 2023
Elizabeth Mumba December 13, 2021
Kevin Widdows February 2, 2021
Dustin Goodwin July 28, 2020
Collin Kotlarz May 26, 2016
Charles Wyatt February 5, 1874

History and conditions

Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.