Entrepreneurs repurpose former state prison

A group of partners have created a law enforcement, military and civilian training destination at an unlikely site: the old Hendry Correctional Institute.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 5:00 p.m. April 28, 2021
Courtesy. A group of businessmen have breathed new life into what was once the Hendry Correctional Institute, opening a training complex for military, law enforcement and civilians on the site in Immokalee.
Courtesy. A group of businessmen have breathed new life into what was once the Hendry Correctional Institute, opening a training complex for military, law enforcement and civilians on the site in Immokalee.
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It has everything. Barracks, kitchens, classrooms, lounge areas, a medical building and more than 1,200 acres of property. What more could you ask for in a former maximum-security prison?

 

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