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Jefferson City--Missouri
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Missouri State Penitentiary (Jefferson City)
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Quick Fact - Privilege Lost
1955 In a longstanding tradition, Missouri State Penitentiary inmates were allowed, on New Year’s Day, to gamble with their prison savings while playing dice and card games with each other. The warden, however, rescinded the privilege after…