by Alisa Nelson | May 20, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, History, News
On June 1, the Missouri State Penitentiary will begin offering its popular ghost and history tours again at the 184-year-old prison. In a press release today from the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, it says work is underway at the historic site to...
by admin | Sep 10, 2019 | Business, News, Politics / Govt, Weather
You’ll have the opportunity again soon to tour the old Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) in Jefferson City, about four months after an EF-3 tornado struck the facility. Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau (JCCVB) spokeswoman Brittney Mormann says...
by Mike Lear | Jul 4, 2014 | News
When history tours at the Missouri State Penitentiary resumed in April, they used a slightly different route than they have in the previous few years. Work that continued to repair roofs and remediate mold at the most historic buildings on the site meant that guests...
by Mike Lear | Apr 21, 2014 | News
Tours of Missouri’s 178-year-old state penitentiary resume today as work continues to save its oldest buildings. The state and the City of Jefferson are splitting up to $2-million of the cost of mold remediation and roof repair in four buildings at the Missouri...
by Mike Lear | Nov 6, 2013 | News
Governor Jay Nixon has announced an agreement between the State and Jefferson City that aims to reopen the historic Missouri State Penitentiary to tours by spring, and a potential long-term agreement between the city and state for use of the prison site. Tours of the...
