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.
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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 |
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.