The mystery of what happened to a U.S. woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a Mexican prison more ...

Christian County deputies arrested a jailer accused of bringing methamphetamine into the jail.22-year-old Heaven L. Sutton faces a charge of delivery of a controlled substance. The sheriff fired her ...

The state of Alabama urged a federal judge Tuesday to allow the nation’s fourth execution with nitrogen gas to proceed next ...

Missouri legislators are debating a bill to expand restitution for wrongfully convicted individuals. Kevin Strickland, ...

A new bill making its way through the Missouri Capitol looks to compensate former criminals who were later determined to have been wrongfully convicted. Missouri State Sen. Steven Roberts (D-St. Louis ...

MISSOURI, USA — In 1957, after a riot at the MIssouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers ...

After an exceptionally lethal year at the prison, the warden was forced out, but families are still awaiting answers on the ...

Leadership at South Central Correctional Center has shifted following allegations of contraband entry. Investigations highlight serious security issues.

Missouri was admitted as the 24th state to the United States of America on August 10, 1821. As of January 2025, a total of 312 individuals have represented Missouri in the U.S. House. U.S. House ...

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 ...

One of the suggestions, made by county corrections Warden Scott Robinson, was to revive the Scared Straight program or something similar. These programs, some around since the 1970s, live up to ...

and criminal charges against a former prison warden and staff — legislators, and advocates in that state also have called for the creation of an independent ombudsman to investigate concerns. State ...