- see also the Chillicothe Correctional Institution, Ohio
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]
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
- Alyssa Dailene Bustamante - Perpetrator of the 2009 murder of Elizabeth Olten, her 9-year-old neighbor; serving a life sentence, with earliest chance of release in 2054[3][4][5][6][7][8]
- Pam Hupp - Convicted of murdering Louis Gumpenberger, a special needs individual; serving a life sentence without parole.[9][10][11][12]
- 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 may have for years forced her to pretend she had serious health problems; subject of the HBO documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest and The Act.[13] Released on December 28, 2023.
References
- ^ Ripley, Catherine Stortz (29 September 2008). "Prison Put on Display". Chillicothe News. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Salter, Jim (2020-09-04). "Cumulative number of infected Missouri prisoners nears 1,000". Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ "Missouri teenager handed life sentence for killing nine-year-old". The Guardian. Associated Press. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Lieb, David a (February 8, 2012). "Mo. teen gets life sentence, apologizes for murder". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Police: Girl, 15, dug grave anticipating killing". NBC News. November 18, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Alyssa Bustamante, 15, Pleads Not Guilty in 9-Year-Old's Stabbing". ABC News. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Teen who butchered 9-year-old neighbor wrote that killing was amazing, enjoyable in her journal before she went to church". New York Daily News. Associated Press. February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Robert Patrick (August 24, 2016). "Pamela Hupp charged with murder in alleged frame-up tied to Lincoln County case". St Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Woman gets life term in death of mentally disabled man". Associated Press. August 12, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Robert Patrick (August 13, 2019). "Pamela Hupp arrives at state prison to begin serving life without parole". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Prosecutor Charges Pam Hupp with Murder, Alleges Attempt to Frame Russ Faria". NBC News. August 24, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Pamela Hupp case: Former key murder witness killed "intruder" in frame plot, prosecutors say". www.cbsnews.com. August 23, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Nolasco, Stephanie (November 6, 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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