Missouri Department of Corrections

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Missouri Department of Corrections
Abbreviation	MODOC
Motto	"A Safer Missouri and the Standard of Excellence in Corrections"
Agency overview
Formed	1820
Employees	11,000
Annual budget	$639,565,970[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Missouri, United States
Map of Missouri Department of Corrections's jurisdiction
Size	69,715 square miles (180,560 km2)
Population	6,137,428 (2019 est.)
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Elected officer responsible	Mike Parson, Governor of Missouri
Agency executives	Trevor Foley (Acting), Director Travis Terry, Valery Mosely, Deputy Directors
Website
doc.mo.gov

The Missouri Department of Corrections is the state law enforcement agency that operates state prisons in the U.S. state of Missouri. It has its headquarters in Missouri's capital of Jefferson City.

The Missouri Department of Corrections has 21 facilities statewide, including two community release centers. It has more than 11,000 employees, about three-quarters of whom are either certified corrections officers or probation officers. Missouri Department of Corrections has K9 units statewide that are frequently utilized for tracking escapees and, in cases of small or rural law enforcement agencies, criminals who have fled from law enforcement or assisting in search and rescue for missing persons.^[2]