JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Just one week before Russell Bucklew is set to be executed by the state, his lawyers met with members of Gov.…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Incarcerated individuals will no longer have to forfeit state Medicaid benefits upon being jailed if otherwise still eligible for MO HealthNet,…
More than 2,000 people are slated to be released from prison early on July 19, a result of the federal First Step Act signed into…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — New bail rules set by the Missouri Supreme Court officially went into effect Monday, meaning courts will no longer be able…
St. Louis cannot continue to keep people in prison for simply being unable to afford bail, a federal judge ruled this week — a precursor…
New metal detectors at a Kansas City detention center are hindering female attorneys from being able to do their jobs, several lawyers have said. But…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House truly agreed to and finally passed legislation adding certain nonviolent offenses to a list of possible crimes that…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Judy Henderson, nearly 70 years old, sat before a Senate committee Monday afternoon, advocating for criminal justice reform — specifically for…
A convicted Missouri man is not on the hook for an $18,000 jail bill Montgomery County attempted to impose on him after his criminal case…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A sweeping criminal justice reform bill made it over another hurdle Tuesday morning as it passed out of the House Fiscal…