The Missouri State Penitentiary is undergoing some renovations as part of Jefferson City's development plan, but the Office of Administration's budget proposal for the rest of the site is seeing ...

Tours of the Missouri State Penitentiary have started back up as the weather slowly warms.Visitors can see the historic ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Prison oversight. State Rep. Kimberly-Ann Collins, a St. Louis Democrat, speaks in April 2024 during Missouri House debate (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications).When Missouri established its ...

Workers started the demolition of the Missouri State Penitentiary a couple of weeks ago to make room for Jefferson City's River Market Project. Monday afternoon, reporters obtained access to the ...

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.. The 12 members of ...