Jester Jester A jester, court jester, or fool, was historically an entertainer during the medieval and Renaissance eras who was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain him and his guests. A jester was also an itinerant performer who entertained common folk at fairs and markets. Jesters are also modern-day entertainers who resemble their historical counterparts. Jesters in medieval times are often thought to have worn brightly coloured clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern and their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among
Jester State Prison Farm and directed in the film debut of Steven Spielberg; it was partially filmed here. Jester State Prison Farm The Jester State Prison Farm refers to a complex of Texas Department of Criminal Justice prisons for men in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas. Individually they are Jester I Unit, Carol Vance Unit (Jester II Unit), Jester III Unit, and Jester IV Unit. Texas State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) bisects the prison property. Cornfields surround the Jester property. A portion of the property is within the Pecan Grove CDP. Previously the complex was known as Harlem, the Harlem Prison Farm, or the