JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- One hundred years before Alcatraz opened, the Missouri State Penitentiary was in operation. When it closed Sept. 15, 2004, it was the oldest operating prison west of the ...

COLUMBIA — Mark Schreiber had a few grim words of caution as he began a recent tour of the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City: "Whatever you do, don’t shut any of the doors behind you." ...

Matthew Brooks has a vision for his new business: To see a world in which every person who sets foot in Mid-Missouri goes home talking about what a wonderful place this is. With Mid MO Tours, Brooks' ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — 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 ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Halfway through a tour of the bleak, deserted Missouri State Penitentiary - notorious in its day for assaults, murders and gas chamber executions - nurse Donna ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- One of mid-Missouri's fastest growing tourist attractions is a place where nobody wanted to be prior to its closing in 2004 -- the Missouri State Penitentiary. The Jefferson ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri officials have proposed mixing shops and state buildings on old prison land where gangsters and killers ...

With the latest update in a sea of Jefferson City developments, the City Council approved plans for construction of a River Market at the old Missouri State Penitentiary. “I think it says that we're ...