The warden fired from Jefferson City Correctional Center in the aftermath of an inmate’s death is suing the state, alleging she lost her job due to age, gender, racial and disability discrimination.

To Kevin Yancey, time is compassion inside the walls of a prison. As the institutional re-entry coordinator at Jefferson City Correctional Center (JCCC), Yancey works closely with dozens of ...

Lawyers requested swift cooling measures in a prison with no A/C. One man shares the dangerous conditions inside while people ...

When Deandre Pointer appeared in front of a Jackson County judge in June 2023, his world was bright. After years of protesting his innocence of murder charges and failing to convince any court, ...

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project - St. Louis, a nonprofit news team covering Missouri’s criminal justice systems, The Midwest Newsroom, and St. Louis Public Radio.

A Missouri prison nurse who fatally poisoned her husband after falling in love with a convicted killer learned this week she’ll be spending the next 12 years behind bars. Amy Murray, 47, accepted a ...

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project - St. Louis, a nonprofit news team covering Missouri's criminal justice systems, The Midwest Newsroom, and St. Louis Public Radio.