Licking, Missouri prison saw 19 deaths last year and another in the first days of 2025
After an exceptionally lethal year at the prison, the warden was forced out, but families are still awaiting answers on the ...
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More inmates are dying at Missouri prisons even as number held falls
There have been a few headline-grabbing deaths in Missouri’s prisons. In the case with perhaps the most attention, the warden of the Jefferson City Corrections Center was removed in June ...
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Why are more people dying in Missouri prisons? Advocates for inmates demand accountability
There have been a few headline-grabbing deaths in Missouri’s prisons. In the case with perhaps the most attention, the warden of the Jefferson City Corrections Center was removed in June ...
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Warden and top supervisor removed from jobs at southern Missouri prison
The Department of Corrections is giving few details, but advocates say the removal of the South Central Correctional Center ...
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Missouri prison deaths increase, bringing renewed calls for scrutiny
There have been a few headline-grabbing deaths in Missouri’s prisons. In the case with perhaps the most attention, the warden of the Jefferson City Corrections Center was removed in June ...
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Missouri legislators debate bill to expand restitution for wrongful convictions
Missouri legislators are debating a bill to expand restitution for wrongfully convicted individuals. Kevin Strickland, ...
Missouri lawmakers push for oversight panel to monitor conditions in state prisons
In 1957, after a riot at the MIssouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, Missouri lawmakers created a ...
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Inmate held at state prison in Licking, Mo. dies; marks first inmate death there in 2025
Missouri Department of Corrections replaces warden at South Central Correctional Center Selby was serving a three-year sentence for third-degree assault from Cole County and fourth-degree assault ...