Behind 'The Walls': Event kicks off third season of MSP tours

March 2, 2011 at 5:44 a.m. | Updated March 2, 2011 at 5:44 a.m.

The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted a ribbon-cutting and prison tour kickoff Tuesday morning, March 1, 2011, at A-Hall on the grounds of the former Missouri State Penitentiary. Visitors milled about the first floor of the building and were able to inspect cells.
The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted a ribbon-cutting and prison tour kickoff Tuesday morning, March 1, 2011, at A-Hall on the grounds of the former Missouri State Penitentiary. Visitors milled about the first floor of the building and were able to inspect cells.

The long-awaited sunshine poured through the three-story window at the end of A Hall's long, dreary corridor.

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Photo by Lauren Clark

Outside Tuesday, nearly 100 community members admired the oldest-standing building at the decommissioned Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) in Jefferson City as the wind howled around its stone corners.

Most of those who attended the kickoff reception of the Hard Hat Tours had not been inside "The Walls" before.

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