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.

Deandre Pointer, a man incarcerated at the Jefferson City Correctional Center, discusses his legal effort to get his parole date recalculated. If the date is not changed, Pointer will serve 40 years ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

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.

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 Jefferson City man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for pleading guilty to charges in connection with a Cole County burglary. Travis Scott, 26, of 1202 E. High St., was charged with ...