:''see also the Chillicothe Correctional Institution, Ohio'' The Chillicothe Correctional Center is a state prison for women in Chillicothe,

Livingston County, Missouri Livingston County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,557. Its county seat is Chillicothe. The county was organized January 6, 1837, and named for U.S. ...

, owned and operated by the

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. The $120 million facility opened in late 2008, and with a capacity of 1740 inmates at a mix of security levels. The previous prison, in downtown Chillicothe at 1500 Third Street, had been established in 1888 as the Chillicothe Industrial Home for Girls. During the

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, the prison reported 252 positive cases among inmates and 27 among staff.

Notable inmates

* Alyssa Dailene Bustamante - Perpetrator of the 2009 murder of Elizabeth Olten, her 9-year-old neighbor; serving a life sentence. * Sandra Hemme - Wrongfully convicted for the murder of Patricia Jeschke * Pam Hupp - Convicted of murdering Louis Gumpenberger, a special needs individual; serving a life sentence without parole. * Gypsy Rose Blanchard - Pled guilty to 2nd degree murder and sentenced to 10 years in 2016 for the 2015 stabbing death of her mother, Dee Dee, who for years forced her to pretend she had serious health problems; subject of the HBO documentary '' Mommy Dead and Dearest'' and '' The Act.'' Released on December 28, 2023.

References

External links

NRHP nomination form for old facility

Amateur video tour of old facility
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