Missouri Department of Corrections

A prison nurse said she felt trapped between two corrections officers as one described plans to kidnap, drug and rape her. Her attorney said there were “daily ‘rape jokes’ from other corrections officers and retaliation by the warden and other jail personnel.”

Proposal before a Cole County judge includes back pay, future compensation for time on pre- and post-shift duties.

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.

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.

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

A bill making its way through the Missouri legislature would allow women who give birth while incarcerated the chance to stay with their newborns in prison for up to 18 months.

The Department of Missouri Corrections will lift its coronavirus pandemic visitor restrictions on April 1. Visitors can see loved ones in state prisons without wearing a mask or taking a health screening test prior to entry.

The nurses work at 21 Missouri jails and prisons spread throughout the state, including facilities in Kansas City, St. Louis, Jefferson City, Cameron and Fulton.

Corizon, the state’s current contractor, accuses state purchasing division of ‘multiple unfair and unlawful practices.’

One Missouri inmate says prisoners feel "powerless" to control the spread of the coronavirus. He's worried guards are taking it home to their communities.