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Boonville Correctional Center

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Boonville Correctional Center is a state prison located in Cooper County, Missouri. Rated capacity: 1,346. Reported population: 1,322. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

Boonville Correctional Center (BCC) is located at 1216 East Morgan Street in Boonville, Missouri. It is a minimum security C-1 state penitentiary housing approximately 1,300 male inmates. BCC was constructed in 1889 as the Missouri Training School for Boys. The facility was transferred to the Department of Corrections on July 1, 1983, and operates to this day in that capacity. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as Historic District H. Notable buildings on its campus still standing are the Food Commissary and Supply Commissary, the oldest remaining buildings.

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Capacity

1,346

Current population

1,322

Occupancy

98%

Year opened

1983

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1983

Region

Missouri

Security level

Minimum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

1216 E Morgan St, Boonville 65233

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 98% · peers avg: 93% (+6%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1346 · peers avg: 547 (+146%)

Data completeness

74%

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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Boonville Correctional Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/boonville-correctional-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}