Farmington Correctional Center

Farmington Correctional Center
Location 1012 West Columbia Street
Farmington, Missouri
Security class minimum & medium security
Capacity 2632
Opened December 1986
Managed by Missouri Department of Corrections
Warden Teri Lawson

Farmington Correctional Center (FCC) is a Missouri Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Farmington, Missouri, located in St. Francois County, Missouri. [1] According to the Official Manual State of Missouri the facility has a capacity of 2632[2] minimum and medium security prisoners, making it one of the largest prisons in the state.

The facility opened in December 1986 on the former grounds of the Farmington State Hospital mental health facility, founded in 1903.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://doc.mo.gov/DAI/Institutional_Facilities.php
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2014-03-01. page 290
  3. ↑ http://www.dddnews.com/story/1799480.html

Coordinates: 37°46′26″N 90°26′12″W / 37.773924°N 90.436684°W / 37.773924; -90.436684

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