PHOTOGRAPHS - RG114 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
RG213 MISSOURI STATE PENITENTIARY
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| RG213_01_27462 – Inmate mugshot for Harry Defenbaugh, December 9, 1924. From the Glass Plate series. |
The Missouri Department of Corrections photograph collection consists primarily of inmate mugshots. Because of the large volume of this collection (˜200,000 images), not all images are digitized. For those not online, access is provided through research requests.
- Early images in the Glass Plate Mugshot series are digitized and are on the Archives’ Flickr album. This series numbers 120 images and covers the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) 1908-1926 only. The mugshots are also linked to their corresponding inmate registers on the Archives’ MSP online database.
- The primary Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) Mugshot series begins in 1928 and continues through 1983. It is in the process of being digitized. Images from 1928-1931 are available through the Archives’ MSP database online here. For later images, contact the Archives.
- The Algoa Intermediate Reformatory Mugshot series covers 1932 to January 1960. These mugshots are not digitized.
- The Archives also has a large set of mugshots for later (1983-2002) MSP inmates and inmates from other Missouri correctional facilities. This is the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center (FRDC) Mugshot These mugshots are not digitized.
- A few Female Inmate Mugshot images from the 1890s-1960s may be found in the separate female inmate files. These mugshots are not digitized.
- There is a small set of miscellaneous Corrections photographs and another of Corrections staff.
Contact the Archives with questions at (573) 751-3280 or [email protected].
