Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center

The Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (ERDCC) is a 2,684-bed prison located in a detached eastern section of Bonne Terre, Missouri.[1]

Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center
Location2727 Hwy K
Bonne Terre, Missouri
StatusOpen
Security classMinimum, Medium, Maximum, Diagnostic , Executions
Capacity2684
Opened2003
ClosedN/A
Managed byMissouri Department of Corrections
WardenStanley Payne

The ERDCC serves as the point of admission for male offenders committed by the courts in eastern Missouri to the Missouri Department of Corrections. Missouri's lethal injection execution chamber is also located at ERDCC. It operates a cooked and chilled food facility, a unit that prepares and transports all regular and special diet meals to the Potosi, Farmington and Missouri Eastern Correctional Centers and the St. Louis Community Release Center.

Executions are carried out here.[2]

Notable Inmates

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