New prison in Chillicothe welcomes inmates

The State Department of Corrections has successfully transferred female offenders from the old Chillicothe Correctional Center to a new prison in Chillicothe. The transfer was completed overnight. Ground was broken for the new facility in October of 2006. The new...

Jefferson City Prison Inmate Dies

A 54-year-old inmate of the Jefferson City Correctional Center has died. The Department of Corrections reports Lee E. Jones, who was serving a life sentence for second degree murder and a five year sentence for carrying a concealed weapon, died of natural causes....

Jefferson City Prison Inmate Dies

A 42-year-old inmate of the Jefferson City Correctional Center has died. The State Corrections Department reports Joey Corpier, who entered prison in February of 1988, was serving a life sentence for 2nd degree murder in Buchanan County. Corpier was pronounced dead,...