Prisons

Dozens of inmates at a women’s prison in northern Missouri have fallen ill after contracting the coronavirus.At least 189 inmates and nine employees at…

Inmates at a Missouri prison will be able to prepare for the workforce prior to their release, thanks to an in-house training program. The Re-Entry Center…

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…

Tonya Harry had been working as a correctional officer for about a year when she had one of the most traumatic experiences of her life.During her shift at…

Missouri ranks just behind Mississippi for the lowest-paid correctional officers in the country.The average annual pay for a correctional officer in…

Missouri’s incarceration rate for women is among the highest in the country. The majority of these women have children, yet little research has examined…

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...

A St. Louis-based organization called Prison Performing Arts (PPA) is taking a fresh approach in its 27-year-old effort to turn inmates into actors.The…

The new director of the Missouri Department of Corrections is promising "a new day," "a new direction" and "a new culture" for an agency that’s been…

A public-private partnership that tries to help prisoners readjust to society is getting a funding boost from regional government.St. Louis Mayor Francis…