LCV Cities Tour - Jefferson City: Missouri State Penitentiary

Tour "the Bloodiest 47 Acres in America" with a former deputy warden of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary -- opened in the 19th century and closed down in 2004. You'll hear about life there, prison conditions, and the different approaches towards inmate rehabilitation.
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[@joey2cold]

my grandpa was a warden there died in 2004 rip gasko

[@judymcclendon5085]

I started working at the prison in 1996

[@auploader292]

16:00 I love the other side of the prison(what I call) I love seeing the rail cars there.

[@vandavis000]

I was in a program took me there in 2000 and seen how bad it was very scary cause one inmate told me if i was left inside he was going take me up to his cell and have fun with me. I was 15 and had nightmares of what he said . For few weeks.

[@romanstarrtattoos]

it was pretty damn bloody when i was there in the 80's

[@lanna7292]

were you a prisoner there ? Do you still live in Mo

[@grayfireproductions]

A lot of sources write that at the time of the 1954 riots that MSP was the only prison in the state. Wasn't the Tipton prison already built in 1913?

[@jaywalker712]

Jackie Noble and James "Slick" Stidem were convicted of crimes during the 54 riots and Noble never got out. In 73 Dave Moyer and Dee Dee were murdered in C-hall while working as clerks. Bobby Rutan and Bill Houskins were convicted of both murders.

[@davidkenney2175]

@@grayfireproductions Idk for sure but I believe Moberly Correctional Center was up and running at that time. Churchfarm and Algoa are right in that time frame as well.

[@grayfireproductions]

@@davidkenney2175 I contacted MSP a few months ago and they said that Tipton was originally a reformatory for black girls until 1956, but it wasn't a prison for adult males until 1989. Also, Moberly prison wasn't built until 1963 I found out.

[@idontknowwhatimdoing3887]

I like in STL and I went there when I was 10 it was spooky

[@digby_dooright]

I want to go and see it.

[@benjaminfelter8294]

If no one knows it it says leave all your hopes and dreams behind you have inter the gate of hell on the front of prison let's see if they will show it been there

[@anthonyevans9169]

Mind your own business, don't get into debt, are the rules, never had a fight ect, I was 6.2 and lift weights. Say no to drugs, which is what's puts you there,or don't get caught bitches. Haha,don't drop the Soap

[@SilverBull30]

I live here in JC, We call it "the walls" .

[@carolynb4267]

Us inmates called it hell!

[@judymcclendon5085]

I was a sergeant there

[@suestephens2400]

Take the 8 hour haunted tour.

[@judymcclendon5085]

It was also a segregation housing unit one of the old black convicts told me that it was before they had running water

[@judymcclendon5085]

4 house

[@carolynb4267]

That place is a piece of something, and its not history what is begaings with s ends t and you can figure out the 2 letters between the s and t!

[@judymcclendon5085]

They had slave labor 😢

[@judymcclendon5085]

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