Jefferson City Correctional Center

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Jefferson City Correctional Center
Jefferson City Correctional Center
Location8200 No More Victims Road
Jefferson City, Missouri
Statusopen
Security classmaximum
Capacity1996
Opened2004
Managed by Missouri Department of Corrections

The Jefferson City Correctional Center (JCCC) is a maximum security prison in Jefferson City, Missouri operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections. It houses up to 1996 inmates, with a staff of 660. It is located at Jefferson City Correctional Center (C-5), Institution, 8200 No More Victims Road Jefferson City, MO 65101.

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The current JCCC was opened on September 15, 2004, replacing the Missouri State Penitentiary, also located in Jefferson City, an aging facility first opened in 1836. [1] It is near the Algoa Correctional Center. [2]

In December 2023, incarcerated man Othel Moore died in solitary confinement after he was seen being beaten in restraints by prison guards. Warden Doris Falkenrath and four guards left employment at the facility following investigations. [3]

Notable inmates

References

  1. ↑ "Jefferson City Correctional Center." Missouri Department of Corrections. May 7, 2006. Retrieved on September 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Jefferson City Correctional Center." Missouri Department of Corrections. August 14, 2003. Retrieved on September 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ Keller, Rudi (June 17, 2024). "Warden of Missouri prison replaced after investigation of inmate death". Missouri Independent. Archived from the original on June 30, 2024.

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