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Menard Inmates Work Outside the Walls in Chester
About 300 of Menard Correctional Center's 1,850 inmates are trusted for outside labor at the 2,360 acre facility. They farm 900 tillable acres growing corn, soybeans and more, manage dairy, beef and swine operations, run a slaughterhouse and produce goods for state use. A barber shop within the prison offers haircuts, and inmates operate crafts and utility plants under civilian supervision.
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Joseph Arimond
Hollywood
Menard Correctional Center
Chester
Menard
Michael Fair
Ilinois Security
Chester Mental Health Center
Fair
Mississippi River
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Chester’s