Menard Correctional Center

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Menard Correctional Center

prison, Chester, Illinois, United States

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The Menard Correctional Center (the state’s second oldest prison and largest maximum-security prison) was established there in 1878 and is a major factor in the city’s economy. Two other state institutions, the Chester Mental Health Center and the Menard Psychiatric Center, are in the city. Evergreen…
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The Menard Correctional Center (the state’s second oldest prison and largest maximum-security prison) was established there in 1878 and is a major factor in the city’s economy. Two other state institutions, the Chester Mental Health Center and the Menard Psychiatric Center, are in the city. Evergreen…
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