Missouri’s local jails are paid $24.95 per day for each inmate they hold before eventually going to a state prison. A ...

In 1957, after a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a ...

In 1957, after a riot at the MIssouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch over the prison system. The 12 members of ...

James Pointer’s life sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections ended abruptly last week when he bled to death from an opening in his leg used to administer dialysis treatments.Pointer, 76, ...

Missouri's plan to build a second penitentiary sparked controversy when Louis Houck allegedly attempted to bribe officials to ...

In 1957, after a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch over the prison system. The 12 members of ...

Pregnant women who are incarcerated will move into the facility next week. For now, only women with 18 months or less to ...

"This program is going to give women the building blocks to live a better life, and then that is going to overflow into their ...

23, 1954, as inmates of the Missouri State Penitentiary are taken to the prison dining hall following a riot that left four inmates dead and 50 wounded (Missouri State Highway Patrol photo via ...

Missouri is now the 10th state to offer a prion nursery to allow incarcerated mothers to keep their newborns behind bars ...