List of Missouri state prisons
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The Missouri Department of Corrections is a state agency of Missouri
that operates state prisons. It is headquartered in Jefferson City
. It currently houses over 30,000 inmates.
Former facilities:
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(PCC), which opened in 1989, houses male death row inmates. In April 1989 the state transferred its 70 death row
inmates from Jefferson City Correctional Center
(JCCC, originally Missouri State Penitentiary) to Potosi. At some point after the move, MDOC stopped using the word "death row," believing it to be negative, and began referring to death row prisoners as ""capital punishment" (CP) inmates."
In addition to the Missouri Department of Corrections, other co-sponsors include Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS), the Missouri Department of Social Services
, and Family and Community Trust (FACT).
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
that operates state prisons. It is headquartered in Jefferson City
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
. It currently houses over 30,000 inmates.
Facilities
- Algoa Correctional Center
- Boonville Correctional CenterBoonville Correctional CenterBoonville Correctional Center is located at 1216 East Morgan Street in Boonville, Missouri. It is a medium security state penitentiary facility housing approximately 1,100 inmates, predominantly youthful first offenders, albeit that demographic has altered somewhat in the past several years.BCC...
- Central Missouri Correctional Center
- Chillicothe Correctional Center
- Crossroads Correctional Center
- Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional CenterEastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional CenterThe Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center is a 2,684-bed prison located northeast of Bonne Terre, Missouri.The ERDCC serves as the point of admission for male offenders committed by the courts in eastern Missouri to the Missouri Department of Corrections...
- Farmington Correctional Center
- Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center
- Jefferson City Correctional CenterJefferson City Correctional CenterThe Jefferson City Correctional Center is a maximum security prison in Jefferson City, Missouri operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections. It houses up to 1996 inmates, with a staff of 660...
- Maryville Treatment CenterMaryville Treatment CenterMaryville Treatment Center is a Missouri Department of Corrections minimum security prison for male inmates on the grounds of the former Mount Alverno motherhouse of the Sisters of St...
- Missouri Eastern Correctional Center
- Moberly Correctional Center
- Northeast Correctional Center
- Ozark Correctional Center
- Potosi Correctional CenterPotosi Correctional CenterPotosi Correctional Center is a Missouri Department of Corrections prison located in unincorporated Washington County, Missouri, near Potosi. The facility currently houses 800 capital punishment, maximum security and high-risk male inmates....
- South Central Correctional Center
- Southeast Correctional Center
- Tipton Correctional Center
- Western Missouri Correctional Center
- Western Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center
- Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional CenterWomen's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional CenterThe Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center is a prison in Vandalia, Missouri, in the United States. It is a part of the Missouri Department of Corrections....
Former facilities:
- Missouri State PenitentiaryMissouri State PenitentiaryThe Missouri State Penitentiary, also known as "The Walls", was a prison in Jefferson City, Missouri that operated from 1836-2004. It was a prison of the Missouri Department of Corrections. Before its closure it was named the Jefferson City Correctional Center . Before its closure it was the oldest...
(closed in 2004)
Deaths of prisoners
As of March 2010, the leading cause of prisoner deaths is cancer. Heart disease and liver disease are the next most common causes of prisoner deaths. Of all Missourians, heart disease and cancer are the most frequent causes of deaths.Operations
Prisoners newly inducted into the MDOC system are placed in diagnostic institutions. Adult male prisoners may go to either the Eastern Reception & Diagnostic Center, the Fulton Reception & Diagnostic Center, or the Western Reception & Diagnostic Center. All incoming female prisoners, including adults and minors under 17 who are convicted on adult charges in adult courts, are sent to the Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic & Correctional Center. Male prisoners under 17 years of age who are convicted in adult criminal courts are sent to the Northeast Correctional Center. Male death row inmates are sent directly to Potosi Correctional CenterPotosi Correctional Center
Potosi Correctional Center is a Missouri Department of Corrections prison located in unincorporated Washington County, Missouri, near Potosi. The facility currently houses 800 capital punishment, maximum security and high-risk male inmates....
.
Death row
The Potosi Correctional CenterPotosi Correctional Center
Potosi Correctional Center is a Missouri Department of Corrections prison located in unincorporated Washington County, Missouri, near Potosi. The facility currently houses 800 capital punishment, maximum security and high-risk male inmates....
(PCC), which opened in 1989, houses male death row inmates. In April 1989 the state transferred its 70 death row
Death row
Death row signifies the place, often a section of a prison, that houses individuals awaiting execution. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.After individuals are found...
inmates from Jefferson City Correctional Center
Missouri State Penitentiary
The Missouri State Penitentiary, also known as "The Walls", was a prison in Jefferson City, Missouri that operated from 1836-2004. It was a prison of the Missouri Department of Corrections. Before its closure it was named the Jefferson City Correctional Center . Before its closure it was the oldest...
(JCCC, originally Missouri State Penitentiary) to Potosi. At some point after the move, MDOC stopped using the word "death row," believing it to be negative, and began referring to death row prisoners as ""capital punishment" (CP) inmates."
Missouri Reentry Conference
Each year, the Missouri Department of Corrections co-sponsors a Missouri Reentry Conference held in Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach. The conference, which began in 2005, features speakers and workshops concerning issues surrounding Missouri’s ex-offender population. The conferences average over 300 attendees annually. The intent of the conference is to provide high-quality education and networking opportunities for corrections professionals and community-based partners involved in the state’s reentry process.In addition to the Missouri Department of Corrections, other co-sponsors include Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS), the Missouri Department of Social Services
Missouri Department of Social Services
The Missouri Department of Social Services is a state agency of Missouri. It has its headquarters in the Broadway State Office Building in Jefferson City. The department operates the state's social services....
, and Family and Community Trust (FACT).
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Missouri Department of Corrections, 10 officers have died in the line of duty.- Officer William Bullard - Missouri State Penitentiary - 1841
- Officer John Clay - Missouri State Penitentiary - 1905
- Officer Ephriam Allison - Missouri State Penitentiary - 1905
- Deputy Warden R.E. See - Missouri State Penitentiary - 1906
- Officer James W. Woods - Missouri State Penitentiary -1906
- Officer Eli Jenkins - Missouri State Penitentiary - 1918
- Officer James Hart - Missouri State Penitentiary- 1924
- Lieutenant Harold Atkinson – Missouri State Penitentiary - 1975
- Officer Walter Farrow – Missouri State Penitentiary - 1979
- Officer Tom Jackson – Moberly Correctional Center - 1983
- Officer Rodney Welch – Algoa Correctional Center - 2002
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Missouri
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- PrisonPrisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...