Desc: Life at Stateville: The Wasted Years: Directed by Bill Robbins. With Clark B. George, Jesse Gonzales, Hugh Hill, Paul Jencott. A look inside the Illinois maximum-security penitentiary known as Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, long known as one of the toughest penitentiaries in the US. Shown are the various buildings housing inmates, and interviews with prison officials and inmates about conditions at the facility.