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Inmates at prisons in Oswego are headed to other facilities in Kansas, mostly the Lansing Correctional Facility.

Research shows that the food served to incarcerated people often does not meet basic standards of nutrition and quality. That reality can result in serious health complications, eating disorders or worse.

A new lawsuit alleges excessive force was used in the death of Cedric Lofton and that Wichita Police officers and county workers were not trained on how to handle teens in crisis.

Under a proposed settlement before a Cole County judge, Missouri corrections officers would get back pay and future payments worth more than $100 million for claims the state underpaid officers.

Washington County Prosecutor Josh Hedgecorth last week filed a motion to vacate conviction in the case of Michael Politte, saying there was "clear and convincing evidence" that Politte was erroneously convicted of killing his mother.

Corrections officials say the move is necessary to stem the flow of drugs into Missouri prisons. But criminal justice reform advocates warn it could violate inmates’ privacy and further isolate them from their families.

The 2022 Kansas Mental Health Summit brought together more than 600 people to address the mental health crisis in the Kansas criminal justice system.

To date, the Canna Convict Project has already secured the release of 8 Missouri citizens from prison.

Kansans with substance use problems say they are falling through the cracks of a legal system that’s more concerned with punishing them than getting them sober.

About half of all people released from prison in Missouri return within five years. But decades of research has shown prison education programs can help break the cycle.

The Correctional Center Nursery Program would allow women who give birth while incarcerated the chance to stay with their newborns in prison for up to 18 months. Nurseries for incarcerated mothers are shown to reduce recidivism and have long-term benefits for babies.

Terrell Robinson has served 12 years in prison for violations he said were never even explained to him.