| Prison Name: | Missouri Eastern Correctional Center |
| Location: | 18701 Old Highway 66 Pacific, Missouri |
| Status: | Operational |
| Classification: | 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]