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Steve ScottApril 20, 2023

MO becomes first state to join national initiative to improve outcomes of people leaving prison

Missouri has roughly 13,000 inmates released from state prison each year. To step up efforts to help get them on…

Steve SmithJanuary 21, 2023

FARMINGTON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities are piecing together how five inmates escaped from a Missouri jail. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch…

Steve ScottMarch 11, 2022

The Missouri House has passed a bill that would create nurseries at women’s prisons for inmates who want to raise…

Steve SmithOctober 25, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A federal judge in Oklahoma says the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for…

The Barton County jail at Lamar has been closed for repairs. The Barton County Sheriff’s office moved all ten…

Steve SmithJune 18, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Two former employees of the Oklahoma County Jail are facing felony charges in separate cases in…

Steve SmithFebruary 8, 2021

Advocates say inmates who set fires and broke windows at a St. Louis jail over the weekend did so to…

Steve SmithFebruary 6, 2021

Inmates at a St. Louis jail set fires, caused flooding, broke out fourth-floor windows and tossed a stationary bike, chairs,…

Steve SmithJanuary 9, 2021

MISSION, Kan. (AP) – COVID-19 ravaged prisons in Kansas are set to be prioritized next for vaccinations. That’s frustrating some…

Steve SmithAugust 30, 2020

With lockups across the U.S. closed to visitors as the coronavirus runs amok inside, faith-based organizations have had to adapt…