Northeast Correctional Center Explained

Prison Name:	Northeast Correctional Center
Location:	13698 Airport Road Bowling Green, Missouri
Status:	open
Classification:	minimum / medium
Capacity:	2,098
Opened:	1998
Managed By:	Missouri Department of Corrections

not to be confused with the Northeastern Correctional Center in Massachusetts

Northeast Correctional Center is a Missouri Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Bowling Green, Pike County, Missouri.^[1] The facility opened in 1998 and has a working capacity of 2,098.

Incidents

A prisoner was found dead on the baseball field within the facility in 2005.^[2]

Correctional Officer Maggie Long was stabbed several times on July 26, 2017.^[3]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Northeast Correctional Center. Joint Committee on Corrections, Missouri State Legislature 2012 report. 1 September 2016.
2. Web site: Inmate found dead on prison ballfield. 2021-08-22. Herald-Whig. en.
3. Web site: Bowling Green prison staffer stabbed; suspect ID'd - WTAD. 2021-08-22. www.wtad.com.