JEFFERSON CITY — One hundred years before Alcatraz opened, the Missouri State Penitentiary was in operation. When it closed on Sept. 15, 2004, it was the oldest operating prison west of the Mississippi River.
State proposes tours of old Missouri State Penitentiary
Sunday, April 12, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT
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