Mission Statement

The Victims Services Unit will provide information, assistance and support to victims of crime whose victimizers are remanded to the custody or control of IDOC, and to victimized employees. These services will be administered with respect, compassion and confidentiality.

The Victim Services Unit will enhance victim's rights in Illinois through public forums, needed legislation, and joint efforts with other victim services agencies, departments and organizations. This page will serve as an information center for victims and their families.

The Victim Services Unit will enhance victim's rights in Illinois through public forums, needed legislation, and joint efforts with other victim services agencies, departments and organizations. This page will serve as an information center for victims and their families.

The Victim Services Unit can be reached at (217) 558-2200 ext. 4006 or toll-free at (877) 776-0755, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. [CST] Monday through Friday.

For victim notification issues during non-business hours call (866) 277-7477. Please note, if you call during non-business hours with victim notification issues, you will need to follow up with the Victim Services Office during business hours to permanently resolve any issues.

On-line effort to stop violence against women

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s Web site now features an online domestic violence and sexual assault database of agencies and centers that offer help and treatment to victims of these crimes. Information is available on the services the agencies provide as well as the primary population and regions or counties they serve. The database can also be downloaded or printed to be used as a reference tool.

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Directory (you will be leaving the IDOC website)

Automated System Notifies Victims of Offender Status Changes

This past spring, the Illinois Department of Correction's Victim Services Unit, went live with the Attorney General's Illinois Automated Victim Notification system. The Illinois AVN is a statewide service designed to empower and protect crime victims while also assisting law enforcement and victim service providers. Illinois AVN is a toll-free, bi-lingual telephone service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide information about offender custody, case status and for those who register, automatic notification of any change in status. more...

Illinois Prevent Violence License Plate supports statewide anti-violence programs

The Illinois Violence Prevention Authority (IVPA) is the first state agency of its kind dedicated to violence prevention in the United States. The Illinois Prevent Violence (PV) License Plate raises money to fund statewide anti-violence programs. The purple and white plates, which feature a universal symbol of peace-a soaring dove bearing an olive branch, have raised more than $2 million for violence prevention efforts in Illinois as of September 1998. More than 50,000 Illinois motorists display the plates on their vehicles. For more information, visit www.ivpa.org/plates.html .