Kendall County Jail: Compact County Recreation

The Kendall County Sheriff's Office equipped its jail recreation area with Outdoor-Fit correctional fitness equipment from Outdoor-Fit — tamperproof, weatherproof correctional fitness equipment built for secure facility environments. 

The Kendall County Jail in Yorkville, Illinois, operated by the Kendall County Sheriff's Office, opened in 1992 and has a rated capacity of roughly 100 beds. As a county jail managing pretrial and short-sentence populations through Illinois winters, durable, low-maintenance indoor fitness equipment is a practical fit for its recreation space.

Facility: Kendall County Jail (Kendall County Sheriff's Office)

Location: Yorkville, Illinois, USA

Equipment Installed: Apollo Multigym 

Security Level: County jail (pretrial & short-sentence)

Opened: 1992

Capacity:  ≈ 100 inmates

The Solution

Low-Maintenance Fitness for a County Jail

County recreation spaces benefit most from equipment that is compact, secure, and nearly maintenance-free. Outdoor-Fit supplied durable, low-maintenance fitness equipment to support structured recreation across a large population:

Apollo Multigym — An eight-station correctional multigym for five users and 75+ exercises, pairing bodyweight stations (chin/dip bars with assist, plyo box, back extension, knee raise, calf-raise step) with a high/low pulley and a 100 lb selectorized stack adjustable 10-100 lb. The pop-pin rides in a security track; staff can lock or disable it. ADA-accessible.

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Jail Gym Equipment FAQs — Kendall County

For tighter footprints, the Apollo Multigym fits in ~100 sq ft, the Versa Hi-LO Pulley System in under 50 sq ft, and the Spartan Multigym serves up to four users — all multi-user systems for a small day room or yard.

Yes. The team can help you select equipment, lay out your space, answer procurement questions, and provide a customized proposal for your goals, space and security requirements.

The Apollo Multigym includes moving parts — its high/low pulley and selectorized stack. We recommend regular inspection of cables and pulleys plus quick weekly visual checks in high-use areas. A maintenance checklist ships with the installation.

Yes. The Apollo Multigym is weatherproof for outdoor yards and installs equally well indoors, so recreation can continue in a day room through cold Illinois winters. Anchoring to a concrete pad is the same in either setting.

A 25-year structural warranty covers hardware and powder-coated and structural steel/aluminum parts; wear items on mechanical units (cables and pulleys) carry a 2-year warranty.