by Mike Lear | Jul 7, 2014 | News
A movie shot largely at the historic Missouri State Penitentiary and other locations in Jefferson City has been released on video on demand. The film’s writer and director Andrew P. Jones recently joined Missourinet for a video interview about the release...
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 | Jan 24, 2014 | News
He escaped from the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1986, and authorities think they’ve finally found him … buried in a yard in a town in southern Washington State. Dennis “Slick” Lilly escaped MSP by posing as a guard. Authorities in Washington...
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...
