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IRENE ROJAS/MissourianRay Miller displays keys for the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, MO, before a tour on August 8, 2009.IRENE ROJAS/MissourianThe entrance to the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, MO, on August 8, 2009.  The penitentiary was in service from 1836 until 2004, and was the only maximum securityIRENE ROJAS/MissourianMark Schreiber, far left, leads a tour through the Missouri State Penitantiary in Jefferson City, MO, on August 8, 2009.  The tours are usually held on the weekends.IRENE ROJAS/MissourianMark Schreiber shows makeshift weapons confiscated from inmates in the Missouri State Penitantiary in Jefferson City, MO, on August 8, 2009.  Schreiber was the deputy warden whenIRENE ROJAS/Missourian Entrance to one of the residential units in the MIssouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, MO, on August 8, 2009.IRENE ROJAS/Missourian Inside one of the residential units in the Missouri State Penitantiary in Jefferson City, MO, on August 8, 2009.