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Destini Hutson spent much of her childhood picturing what life would be like when her dad came home. Over time, her plans turned to the practical: teach...
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Missouri prison authorities have offered an effective cure for chronic hepatitis C to only 15 of the 4,590 inmates who have been diagnosed with the viral…
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Missouri Corrections Department To Counties: The Check's In The Mail For Housing Inmates, EventuallyCounties across Missouri hoped this was the year that the Department of Corrections would make headway on the $20-$30 million they’re owed for housing…
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Missouri will have to reform its parole policies after a federal judge ruled in favor of thousands of current and former parolees who sued the state,…
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Missouri ranks just behind Mississippi for the lowest-paid correctional officers in the country. The average annual pay for a correctional officer in...
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Segment 1: Prison consolidation, small pay bumps and more transparency are key to success in Missouri corrections department.Since taking over Missouri's…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s budget plan includes a raise for all state employees, who on average are the lowest-paid in the nation.“We're going to invest…
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Missouri Supreme Court To Decide Whether A Part Of The State's Death Penalty Law Is UnconstitutionalThe Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the legality of one aspect of Missouri’s death penalty statute.Marvin…
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Thousands of people on parole in Missouri who were incarcerated for violating their parole may now be eligible for relief in a class action lawsuit…
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Missouri would join a majority of U.S. states in raising the age someone can be tried as an adult in court to 18 under a bill passed by the legislature…
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Joe Watson has lived a troubled life. He had a traumatic childhood, spent years addicted to cocaine and meth and is now serving a 20 year sentence in the…
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It's already a challenge to run the Jackson County Jail. It's overcrowded and understaffed. Everything from the elevators to the plumbing needs…