The Missouri State Penitentiary closed in 2004 due to deteriorating conditions at the 150-year-old facility. KBIA’s Samantha Sunne explains how this deterioration has continued into the prison’s life ...

Mark Schreiber gave a tour of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary where he served as a deputy warden until the building, the oldest operating penal facility west of the Mississippi River, was ...

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.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - Lurking along the Missouri River is the Missouri State Penitentiary.. Built in 1836 to insure Jefferson City would remain the state capital, no one wanted to end up there.

Missouri State Penitentiary, the first prison built west of the Mississippi River, was authorized and approved by the General Assembly in 1833, opened in 1836 and closed in 2004.

The Missouri State Penitentiary will be considered for nomination for the National Register of Historic Places. The Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has chosen the historic Jefferson ...

The Missouri State Penitentiary was decommissioned in 2004 after operating for 168 years. Skip to main content. You are the owner of this article. Edit Article Add New Article Close. You have ...

The Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City is as formidable as ever, but the purpose of the 150-year-old building has changed. No longer a place to house prisoners, ...

The entrance to a recently excavated cell lies at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City. The cells were built in the 1840s and rediscovered in 1985, but they were not restored until ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - Rising like a fortress, for 168 years the Missouri State Penitentiary was designed to keep prisoners from escaping. Today, almost two decades after it closed, many ...