Missouri prison deaths increase, bringing renewed calls for scrutiny
The Department of Corrections says in-custody fatalities are mainly due to natural causes among an aging, sicker prison ...
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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Missouri prison deaths increase, bringing renewed calls for scrutiny
Over the previous five years, deaths among people in state custody ... deaths in Missouri’s prisons. In the case with perhaps the most attention, the warden of the Jefferson City Corrections ...
A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols
Republicans and Democrats alike are promoting anti-crime initiatives as a new year of lawmaking gets underway.
Missouri bill would expand payouts for wrongfully convicted
Missouri state law currently does not guarantee compensation for everyone exonerated after a wrongful conviction. A new bill seeks to change that by expanding eligibility and increasing payouts.
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Why are more people dying in Missouri prisons? Advocates for inmates demand accountability
The Missouri Department of Corrections says says in-custody fatalities are mainly due to natural causes among an aging, sicker prison population ... the warden of the Jefferson City Corrections ...
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A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols
JEFFERSON CITY ... near parks and other places. In Missouri, lawmakers in 2014 approved an overhaul of the state’s criminal laws that reduced possible prison sentences for some nonviolent ...