Posts tagged 'state funding'
Missouri prison deteriorating
Posted: May 24, 2012 | Tags: prisons, state funding
The oldest state prison west of the Mississippi, the Missouri State Penitentiary, once housed James Earl Ray, who was convicted of kiling the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After the 150-year-old facility shut down in 2004, the prison became a tourist attraction in Jefferson City. But despite the prison's historical and financial value, the buildings have been left crumbling. As our summer intern, Samantha Sunne reports, the situation is being described as “demolition by neglect.” You can read and listen to her report for KBIA, an NPR affiliate.
