Missouri State Penitentiary
Former prison in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Missouri State Penitentiary was a prison in Jefferson City, Missouri, that operated from 1836 to 2004.[1] Part of the Missouri Department of Corrections, it served as the state of Missouri's primary maximum security institution.[2] Before it closed, it was the oldest operating penal facility west of the Mississippi River. It was replaced by the Jefferson City Correctional Center, which opened on September 15, 2004.[3]
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