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Escape from the new Pettis County Jail in 1872

By Rhonda Chalfant Contributing Columnist
Posted 6/23/24

A new Pettis County Jail opened in July 1872. The building cost $10,000 (approximately $2.3 million today) and was considered a very fine facility. Pettis County prisoners were held in other counties’ jails while the new jail was being built.

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