Missouri lawmakers face calls for independent oversight of prisons after new data reveals $68 million in lawsuit settlement payments
Since 2020, data shows Missouri’s Department of Corrections has paid out $68 million in settlements to contractors, inmates ...
Lansing inmate awaiting sentencing after damaging property during riot
A Lansing Correctional Facility inmate is awaiting sentencing after he was involved in a prison riot that resulted in an ...
Inmate awaits sentencing for property damage during Lansing prison riot
A 28-year-old inmate at Lansing Correctional Facility awaits sentencing after pleading no contest to property damage during a ...
Kehoe’s got ex-KC cop’s back. All friends of inmates who’ve killed feel that way | Opinion
The trial judge was brave to follow the law and find Eric DeValkenaere guilty of manslaughter. From Melinda Henneberger: ...
KC woman sentenced to 45 years for giving inmate husband child porn
A Kansas City woman was sentenced in court today for the sexual exploitation of two children. According to the Department of ...
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Advocates bringing attention to rise in Missouri prison deaths
More than 100 inmates die in Missouri prisons each year and that number is continuing to rise, bringing attention to the ...
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Missouri promised transparency about its opioid settlement funds. We checked up on them
So where are Missouri's dollars going? To discover how millions in opioid ... body scanner in our jail to help staff identify ...
Inmate at Lexington prison dies
The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirms an inmate died at the Federal Medical Center.They say Kailon Lewis, who was serving a ...
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Inmate who attacked corrections officers now charged for attempt to escape
PATTONSBURG, Mo. (KCTV) - An inmate who previously threatened a mass shooting and attacked multiple corrections officers has ...
Missouri inmate charged in connection to attack behind bars
An inmate behind bars in the Daviess-Dekalb Regional Detention Center has been charged in connection to the attack of another inmate.
Inmate who died in Missouri jail was denied care, punished for asking, family says | Opinion
Donald Jones of the Missouri State Highway Patrol ... For the last week of his life, until the day before his death, he was kept apart from other inmates — according to what other inmates as well as ...
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Mental health program at Cape Girardeau County jail shows promise in cutting recidivism
A mental health program at Girardeau County jail has significantly reduced recidivism, inspiring similar initiatives across ...