Chillicothe Correctional Center

The Chillicothe Correctional Center is a state prison for women in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri, owned and operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections. The $120 million facility opened in late 2008, and with a capacity of 1740 inmates at a mix of security levels.[1]

see also the Chillicothe Correctional Institution, Ohio
Chillicothe Correctional Center
Location3151 Litton Road
Chillicothe, Missouri
Statusopen
Security class(Minimum, Medium, Maximum)
Capacity1740
Opened2008
Managed byMissouri Department of Corrections
DirectorChris McBee

The previous prison, in downtown Chillicothe at 1500 Third Street, had been established in 1888 as the Chillicothe Industrial Home for Girls.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the prison reported 252 positive cases among inmates and 27 among staff.[2]

Notable Inmates

  • Clara Jean Rector - Found guilty of 2nd degree murder and sentenced to 15 years in the stabbing death of Tommy Hope in April 2004.

References

  1. Ripley, Catherine Stortz (29 September 2008). "Prison Put on Display". Chillicothe News. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. Salter, Jim (2020-09-04). "Cumulative number of infected Missouri prisoners nears 1,000". Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  3. Robert Patrick (August 13, 2019). "Pamela Hupp arrives at state prison to begin serving life without parole". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  4. Nolasco, Stephanie (6 November 2018). "Gypsy Rose Blanchard's father says murdered mom Dee Dee 'asked for what she got,' speaks out on shocking abuse in doc". Fox News.

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