Missouri Eastern Correctional Center
The Missouri Eastern Correctional Center is a medium-security state prison for male inmates located in Pacific, Missouri. It can house approximately 1,130 inmates.
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Missouri Eastern Correctional Center
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Visiting Hours and Rules
Visiting hours at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center are on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
Visiting Applications
You must fill out a visiting application and be approved by the Missouri Department of Corrections before you can visit an inmate at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center. You can access the online visiting application by clicking here. If you prefer a paper application, you will have to ask your inmate to mail you one.
General Visiting Rules
All adult visitors are required to bring a photo ID, like a current driver’s license or state photo identification card. Visitors 13 years and older are required to show a current school photo identification card that includes their name, or a valid federal or state government-issued identification card before admission to the visiting area.
Visitors under 18 years old, unless married to the offender, must be accompanied by an authorized adult visitor.
All visitors are subject to a search. A metal detector may be used to detect weapons or other contraband. This may be completed by a walk-through metal detector or a hand-held wand.
Allowed Items at Visit
Visitors are allowed to bring in enough change to purchase sodas and snacks from the visiting room vending machines.
Specific medical and infant supplies are also allowed during visits. However, gum, wallets, purses, electronics, and other items must be left in your vehicle or put in a locker.
Coins must be brought in a clear sandwich bag or transparent plastic pouch for use in the vending machines.
Medications or medical equipment needed to maintain life may be taken into the facility in their original container and only in the necessary dosage for the visiting period. You should notify staff upon your arrival of the need for medication during visitation.
When you bring a small infant or child, one clear carry-all for infant supplies is allowed. This bag may contain:
- Up to six diapers
- One blanket
- Three clear, plastic bottles of prepared infant beverage
- One clear, plastic, no-spill toddler cup
- Three unopened vendor containers of baby food
- One, plastic pacifier, teether, and/or rattle
- One small, plastic spoon
- One unopened package of baby wipes
Dress Code
Visitor clothing should not be tight, transparent, or revealing. Do not wear any clothing with gang, racial, inappropriate or inflammatory language or symbols are allowed and clothing may not have a camouflage design.
Skirts, dresses, and shorts may be no shorter than two inches above the top of the kneecap. Wrap-around or slit skirts or dresses are not permitted.
Holes or slits are not permitted in pants. Shirts, blouses, and tops must cover the chest and stomach and have sleeves that cover the shoulders, without display of cleavage or midriff.
Appropriate undergarments and shoes must be worn at all times. Undergarments with wire or metal supports are discouraged because you may be required to clear a metal detector.
No headwear is allowed except for verified religious purposes and is subject to search.
Physical Address
Missouri Eastern Correctional Center
18701 US Highway 66
Pacific, MO 63069
Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/DSmHKsi4xZ344a3DA
General Phone Number
(636) 257-3322
Inmate Mailing Address(es)
Inmate Name, DOC Number, and Housing Unit
Missouri Eastern Correctional Center
18701 US Highway 66
Pacific, MO 63069
The Missouri DOC requires that you send pictures and personal correspondence in separate envelopes. If you mail both pictures and letters together in one envelope, it will be returned.
How to Call an Inmate
Inmates at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center can’t receive incoming calls, but they do have access to phones and are allowed to make monitored outgoing calls during approved hours. For complete details on how to call an inmate in Missouri, please click here.
How to Send Money
Each inmate has a personal account that can be used to buy items from the prison canteen. You can electronically deposit funds into an inmate’s account through JPay. Your options include their website or their mobile app to deposit money, or you can call 1-800-574-5729.
Another option is to mail a money order or cashier’s check that can be deposited to an offender’s account. It must be made payable to the Missouri Department of Corrections and be accompanied by a DOC deposit slip. Each inmate has access to deposit forms and can send the slips to you at any time. All money orders must be sent to the following address:
Offender Finance Office
Missouri Department of Corrections
P.O. Box 1609
Jefferson City, MO 65102
You must supply all of the information requested on the deposit slip in blue or black ink. If you have questions, you can call the Offender Finance Office at 573-526-6445. You can also deposit cash into an inmate’s account via MoneyGram. The receive code for Missouri DOC is 2439. You can learn more by clicking here.
Programs For Inmates
- Adult basic education (ABE)
Offenders who have not yet earned high school diplomas or equivalency certificates upon incarceration are required to participate in adult basic education classes.
- Higher Education
The Department of Corrections has partnerships with colleges and universities including Washington University, St. Louis University, Rockhurst University and State Technical College of Missouri. Through these partnerships, offenders, and staff have the opportunity to take college courses and earn credits toward a degree.
- Mental Health Services
All offenders are evaluated during the intake process at the reception and diagnostic centers. Mental health screening and testing determine whether treatment is appropriate and what assistance offenders will need while incarcerated. Additionally, any offender may request mental health services at any time during incarceration.
- Puppies for Parole
Puppies for Parole operates through partnerships with animal shelters and animal advocate groups statewide. In Puppies for Parole, selected offenders have the opportunity to become trainers to rescue dogs. Offenders teach dogs basic obedience skills and socialize them, making them more adoptable. Once the dogs have successfully completed the program, they are adopted through their original shelters.
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Careers at Missouri Eastern Correctional Center
If you are interested in a career with the Missouri Department of Corrections at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, you can find out more information by clicking here.
