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| Location | 18701 Old Highway 66 Pacific, Missouri |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium, Minimum |
| Capacity | 1130 |
| Opened | January 1981 |
| Managed by | Missouri Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Gregory Hancock [1] |
The Missouri Eastern Correctional Center (MECC) is a state prison for men located in Pacific, Missouri. Since the facility was opened in 1981, it has been owned and operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections. MECC currently has a maximum capacity of 1130 inmates, ranging from low to medium security, as well as housing inmates awaiting transfer to higher level institutions. [2] [3]
