The Western Missouri Correctional Center (WMCC) is a medium security (C-3 and C-4) facility confining 1,975 male inmates. It is located on 385 acres off U.S. Highway 69 in Cameron. In June of 2000 WMCC staff and inmates embarked on an aggressive recycling project to reduce trash hauling costs. In the first ten months of operation WMCC recycled 438,887 pounds of solid waste such as metal, textile, paper and cardboard.