An inmate at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center was pronounced dead on Monday. A release from the Missouri Department ...

Kinne, who married at 16, was living in a ranch home in the Independence, Missouri, area in March 1960 when her 25-year-old husband, James Kinne, was shot in the back of the head while napping.

Two inmates at separate Missouri Department of Corrections facilities died on Monday, the DOC stated in separate press ...

An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center died on Tuesday, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri ...

The Department of Corrections says fatalities are mainly due to natural causes and an aging population. Advocates say more scrutiny is needed.

Deaths in Missouri prisons hit a new high in 2024 with a total of 139, the fourth consecutive year of high mortality rates behind bars.

Foley has already shown a greater willingness to communicate than his predecessor, said Lori Curry, of Missouri Prison Reform, who has sources among current and former staff and inmates.

JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. – A man faces a new criminal charge after authorities discovered several images of child pornography on his phone while he was incarcerated in Missouri. The Jackson County ...

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A $330,111 settlement was awarded to Christopher Spates after the inmate at South Central Correctional Center in Licking was beaten by another inmate in 2018. Spates was handcuffed in a cell with ...