Western Missouri Correctional Center
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| Location | Clinton County |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium,Maximum |
| Capacity | 1,975 |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Managed by | Missouri Department of Corrections |
| Director | Anne L. Precythe |
| Governor | Mike Parson |
| Warden | Christopher Brewer |
| Street address | 609 E Pence Road |
| City | Cameron |
| County | Clinton County |
| State/province | Missouri |
| ZIP Code | 64429 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | doc |
Western Missouri Correctional Center (WMCC) is a Missouri Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Cameron, DeKalb County, Missouri. (The town of Cameron straddles DeKalb and Clinton Counties.) [1] According to the Official Manual State of Missouri the facility has a capacity of 1925[2] medium security prisoners.
The facility opened in 1988 and is immediately adjacent to the Crossroads Correctional Center (CRCC), a maximum security facility for men which opened in 1997.[3] Crossroads was closed in July 2019 and one side of WMCC was converted into a maximum security prison, receiving many of those formerly held at CRCC.[4]
Notable inmates
[edit]- Michael J. Devlin - kidnapper and child molester
- Lorenzo Gilyard - serial killer
- Clifton Ray - serial killer
References
[edit]- ^ "Division of Adult Institutions". doc.mo.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ https://www.sos.mo.gov/BlueBook/2011-2012/6_Corr.pdf page 290
- ^ "Cameron, MO - Correctional Centers". www.cameron-mo.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ "Crossroads Correctional Center Closes". US News. July 13, 2019.
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