MISSOURI, USA — In 1957, after a riot at the MIssouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch over the prison system ...

In 1957, after a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch over the prison system.

A public defender, victim’s advocate and former inmate are part of an effort to improve Missouri’s parole system. The rules ...

In 1957, after a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, Missouri lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch over the state prison system.

The Missouri State Penitentiary received its first inmate in 1836 for stealing a watch. As the only prison closest to the Western Territories at the time, the penitentiary accepted any type of ...

Once the oldest continually operating prison west of the Mississippi River, the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) operated for 168 years before decommissioning in 2004. It now serves as a great ...

Tours of the Missouri State Penitentiary have started back up as the weather slowly warms. Visitors can see the historic prison from March 1-November 29. There are different types of tours ...