Missouri State Penitentiary-Jefferson City MO
Posted by: kJfishman
N 38° 34.413 W 092° 09.749
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Missouri State Penitentiary-Jefferson City MO
Waymark Code: WM54ZR
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2008
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The old Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City MO has been closed for a few years and is partially torn down. A Federal Building is being built on part of the grounds. The prison was used from 1836 to 2004. It housed some infamous prisoners and had a population as high as 5000 inmates.
Tours of this historic prison are now offered see (
visit link) for details. When we took the tour our guide was a former warden of the prison. Take this opportunity as the fate of the prison is unknown and could be completely torn down.